Compositions and methods for the treatment of tumor

ABSTRACT

The invention concerns compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of neoplastic cell growth and proliferation in mammals, including humans. The invention is based upon the identification of genes that are amplified in the genome of tumor cells. Such gene amplification is expected to be associated with the overexpression of the gene product as compared to normal cells of the same tissue type and contribute to tumorigenesis. Accordingly, the proteins encoded by the amplified genes are believed to be useful targets for the diagnosis and/or treatment (including prevention) of certain cancers, and may act as predictors of the prognosis of tumor treatment.  
     The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of the present invention fused to heterologous polypeptide sequences, antibodies which bind to the polypeptides of the present invention and to methods for producing the polypeptides of the present invention.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to compositions and methods for thediagnosis and treatment of tumor.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Malignant tumors (cancers) are the second leading cause of deathin the United States, after heart disease (Boring et al., CA Cancel J.Clin., 43:7 [1993]).

[0003] Cancer is characterized by an increase in the number of abnormal,or neoplastic cells derived from a normal tissue which proliferate toform a tumor mass, the invasion of adjacent tissues by these neoplastictumor cells, and the generation of malignant cells which eventuallyspread via the blood or lymphatic system to regional lymph nodes and todistant sites (metastasis). In a cancerous state, a cell proliferatesunder conditions in which normal cells would not grow. Cancer manifestsitself in a wide variety of forms, characterized by different degrees ofinvasiveness and aggressiveness.

[0004] Alteration of gene expression is intimately related to theuncontrolled cell growth and de-differentiation which are a commonfeature of all cancers. The genomes of certain well studied tumors havebeen found to show decreased expression of recessive genes, usuallyreferred to as tumor suppression genes, which would normally function toprevent malignant cell growth, and/or overexpression of certain dominantgenes, such as oncogenes, that act to promote malignant growth. Each ofthese genetic changes appears to be responsible for importing some ofthe traits that, in aggregate, represent the full neoplastic phenotype(Hunter, Cell, 64:1129 [1991] and Bishop, Cell, 64:235-248 [1991]).

[0005] A well known mechanism of gene (e.g., oncogene) overexpression incancer cells is gene amplification. This is a process where in thechromosome of the ancestral cell multiple copies of a particular geneare produced. The process involves unscheduled replication of the regionof chromosome comprising the gene, followed by recombination of thereplicated segments back into the chromosome (Alitalo et al., Adv.Cancer Res., 47:235-281 [1986]). It is believed that the overexpressionof the gene parallels gene amplification, i.e., is proportionate to thenumber of copies made.

[0006] Proto-oncogenes that encode growth factors and growth factorreceptors have been identified to play important roles in thepathogenesis of various human malignancies, including breast cancer. Forexample, it has been found that the human ErbB2 gene (erbB2, also knownas her2, or c-erbB-2), which encodes a 185-kd transmembrane glycoproteinreceptor (p185^(HER2); HER2) related to the epidermal growth factorreceptor EGFR), is overexpressed in about 25% to 30% of human breastcancer (Slamon et al., Science, 235:177-182 [1987]; Slamon et al.,Science, 244:707-712 [1989]).

[0007] It has been reported that gene amplification of a proto-oncogeneis an event typically involved in the more malignant forms of cancer,and could act as a predictor of clinical outcome (Schwab et al., GenesChromosomes Cancer, 1:181-193 [1990]; Alitalo et al., supra). Thus,erbB2 overexpression is commonly regarded as a predictor of a poorprognosis, especially in patients with primary disease that involvesaxillary lymph nodes (Slamon et al., [1987] and [1989], supra; Ravdinand Chamness, Gene, 159:19-27 [1995]; and Hynes and Stern, Biochim.Biophys. Acta, 1198:165-184 [1994]), and has been linked to sensitivityand/or resistance to hormone therapy and Acta, 1198:165-184 [1994]), andhas been linked to sensitivity and/or resistance to hormone therapy and(Baselga et al., Oncology, 11 (3 Suppll):4348 [1997]). However, despitethe association of erbB2 overexpression with poor prognosis, the odds ofHER2-positive patients responding clinically to treatment with taxaneswere greater than three times those of HER2-negative patients (Ibid). Arecombinant humanized anti-ErbB2 (anti-HER2) monoclonal antibody (ahumanized version of the murine anti-ErbB2 antibody 4D5, referred to asrhuMAb HER2 or Herceptin™) has been clinically active in patients withErbB2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancers that had receivedextensive prior anticancer therapy. (Baselga et al., J. Clin. Oncol.,14:737-744 [1996]).

[0008] In light of the above, there is obvious interest in identifyingnovel methods and compositions which are useful for diagnosing andtreating tumors which are associated with gene amplification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] A. Embodiments

[0010] The present invention concerns compositions and methods for thediagnosis and treatment of neoplastic cell growth and proliferation inmammals, including humans. The present invention is based on theidentification of genes that are amplified in the genome of tumor cells.Such gene amplification is expected to be associated with theoverexpression of the gene product and contribute to tumorigenesis.Accordingly, the proteins encoded by the amplified genes are believed tobe useful targets for the diagnosis and/or treatment (includingprevention) of certain cancers, and may act as predictors of theprognosis of tumor treatment.

[0011] In one embodiment, the present invention concerns an isolatedantibody which binds to a polypeptide designated herein as a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. In one aspect, the isolated antibody specifically binds toa PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. In another aspect, the antibodyinduces the death of a cell which expresses a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. Often, the cell that expresses the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide is a tumor cell that overexpresses the polypeptide ascompared to a normal cell of the same tissue type. In yet anotheraspect, the antibody is a monoclonal antibody, which preferably hasnon-human complementarity determining region (CDR) residues and humanframework region (FR) residues. The antibody may be labeled and may beimmobilized on a solid support. In yet another aspect, the antibody isan antibody fragment, a single-chain antibody, or a humanized antibodywhich binds, preferably specifically, to a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide.

[0012] In another embodiment, the invention concerns a composition ofmatter which comprises an antibody which binds, preferably specifically,to a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in admixture with apharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In one aspect, the composition ofmatter comprises a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody. Inanother aspect, the composition comprises a further active ingredient,which may, for example, be a further antibody or a cytotoxic orchemotherapeutic agent. Preferably, the composition is sterile.

[0013] In a further embodiment, the invention concerns isolated nucleicacid molecules which encode anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226,anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274,anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185,anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168,anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313,anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216,anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539,anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibodies, and vectors and recombinanthost cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules.

[0014] In a still further embodiment, the invention concerns a methodfor producing an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232,anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304,anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245,anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725,anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342,anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686,anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 oranti-PRO4980 antibody, wherein the method comprises culturing a hostcell transformed with a nucleic acid molecule which encodes the antibodyunder conditions sufficient to allow expression of the antibody, andrecovering the antibody from the cell culture.

[0015] The invention further concerns antagonists of a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide that inhibit one or more of the biological and/orimmunological functions or activities of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide.

[0016] In a further embodiment, the invention concerns an isolatednucleic acid molecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid moleculeencoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or the complementthereof. The isolated nucleic acid molecule is preferably DNA, andhybridization preferably occurs under stringent hybridization and washconditions. Such nucleic acid molecules can act as antisense moleculesof the amplified genes identified herein, which, in turn, can find usein the modulation of the transcription and/or translation of therespective amplified genes, or as antisense primers in amplificationreactions. Furthermore, such sequences can be used as part of a ribozymeand/or a triple helix sequence which, in turn, may be used in regulationof the amplified genes.

[0017] In another embodiment, the invention provides a method fordetermining the presence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in asample suspected of containing a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide,wherein the method comprises exposing the sample to an anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206,anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773,anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562,anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody anddetermining binding of the antibody to a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 orPRO4980polypeptide in the sample,

[0018] In another embodiment, the invention provides a method fordetermining the presence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in acell, wherein the method comprises exposing the cell to an anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206,anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773,anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562,anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody anddetermining binding of the antibody to the cell.

[0019] In yet another embodiment, the present invention concerns amethod of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, comprising detecting the levelof expression of a gene encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cells obtained from themammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normal tissue cells of thesame cell type, wherein a higher expression level in the test sample ascompared to the control sample, is indicative of the presence of tumorin the mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained.

[0020] In another embodiment, the present invention concerns a method ofdiagnosing tumor in a mammal, comprising (a) contacting an anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759,anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202,anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542,anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980antibody with a test sample of tissue cells obtained from the mammal,and (b) detecting the formation of a complex between the anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206,anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773,anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562,anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody and aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in the test sample, wherein the formationof a complex is indicative of the presence of a tumor in said mammal.The detection may be qualitative or quantitative, and may be performedin comparison with monitoring the complex formation in a control sampleof known normal tissue cells of the same cell type. A larger quantity ofcomplexes formed in the test sample indicates the presence of tumor inthe mammal from which the test tissue cells were obtained. The antibodypreferably carries a detectable label. Complex formation can bemonitored, for example, by light microscopy, flow cytometry,fluorimetry, or other techniques known in the art.

[0021] The test sample is usually obtained from an individual suspectedto have neoplastic cell growth or proliferation (e.g. cancerous cells).

[0022] In another embodiment, the present invention concerns a cancerdiagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226,anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274,anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185,anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168,anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313,anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216,anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539,anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody and a carrier (e.g., a buffer) insuitable packaging. The kit preferably contains instructions for usingthe antibody to detect the presence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing the same.

[0023] In yet another embodiment, the invention concerns a method forinhibiting the growth of tumor cells comprising exposing tumor cellswhich express a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide to an effective amountof an agent which inhibits a biological and/or immunological activityand/or the expression of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide,wherein growth of the tumor cells is thereby inhibited. The agentpreferably is an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232,anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304,anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245,anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725,anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342,anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686,anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 oranti-PRO4980 antibody, a small organic and inorganic molecule, peptide,phosphopeptide, antisense or ribozyme molecule, or a triple helixmolecule. In a specific aspect, the agent, e.g., the anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206,anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773,anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562,anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody,induces cell death. In a further aspect, the tumor cells are furtherexposed to radiation treatment and/or a cytotoxic or chemotherapeuticagent.

[0024] In a further embodiment, the invention concerns an article ofmanufacture, comprising:

[0025] a container;

[0026] a label on the container; and

[0027] a composition comprising an active agent contained within thecontainer; wherein the composition is effective for inhibiting thegrowth of tumor cells and the label on the container indicates that thecomposition can be used for treating conditions characterized byoverexpression of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide as compared toa normal cell of the same tissue type. In particular aspects, the activeagent in the composition is an agent which inhibits an activity and/orthe expression of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. In preferredaspects, the active agent is an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226,anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274,anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185,anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168,anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313,anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216,anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539,anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody or an antisense oligonucleotide.

[0028] The invention also provides a method for identifying a compoundthat inhibits an activity of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide,comprising contacting a candidate compound with a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide under conditions and for a time sufficient to allow thesetwo components to interact and determining whether a biological and/orimmunological activity of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide isinhibited. In a specific aspect, either the candidate compound or thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316or PRO4980 polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support. Inanother aspect, the non-immobilized component carries a detectablelabel. In a preferred aspect, this method comprises the steps of (a)contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened in the presenceof the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide under conditions suitable for theinduction of a cellular response normally induced by a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide and (b) determining the induction of said cellular responseto determine if the test compound is an effective antagonist.

[0029] In another embodiment, the invention provides a method foridentifying a compound that inhibits the expression of a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide in cells that express the polypeptide, wherein the methodcomprises contacting the cells with a candidate compound and determiningwhether the expression of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide isinhibited. In a preferred aspect, this method comprises the steps of (a)contacting cells and a candidate compound to be screened underconditions suitable for allowing expression of the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide and (b) determining the inhibition of expression of saidpolypeptide.

[0030] B. Additional Embodiments

[0031] In other embodiments of the present invention, the inventionprovides an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotidesequence that encodes a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.

[0032] In one aspect, the isolated nucleic acid molecule comprises anucleotide sequence having at least about 80% sequence identity,preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, more preferably atleast about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 84% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 90% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 96% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 98% sequence identity and yet morepreferably at least about 99% sequence identity to (a) a DNA moleculeencoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide having a full-lengthamino acid sequence as disclosed herein, an amino acid sequence lackingthe signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of atransmembrane protein, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosedherein or any other specifically defined fragment of the full-lengthamino acid sequence as disclosed herein, or (b) the complement of theDNA molecule of (a).

[0033] In other aspects, the isolated nucleic acid molecule comprises anucleotide sequence having at least about 80% sequence identity,preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, more preferably atleast about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 84% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 90% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 96% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 98% sequence identity and yet morepreferably at least about 99% sequence identity to (a) a DNA moleculecomprising the coding sequence of a full-length PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide cDNA as disclosed herein, the coding sequence of a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, the codingsequence of an extracellular domain of a transmembrane PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide, with or without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein orthe coding sequence of any other specifically defined fragment of thefull-length amino acid sequence as disclosed herein, or (b) thecomplement of the DNA molecule of (a).

[0034] In a further aspect, the invention concerns an isolated nucleicacid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence having at least about 80%sequence identity, preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about84% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about90% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about96% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 98% sequence identity andyet more preferably at least about 99% sequence identity to (a) a DNAmolecule that encodes the same mature polypeptide encoded by any of thehuman protein cDNAs deposited with the ATCC as disclosed herein, or (b)the complement of the DNA molecule of (a).

[0035] Another aspect of the invention provides an isolated nucleic acidmolecule comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide which is either transmembrane domain-deleted ortransmembrane domain-inactivated, or is complementary to such encodingnucleotide sequence, wherein the transmembrane domain(s) of suchpolypeptide are disclosed herein. Therefore, soluble extracellulardomains of the herein described PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptides arecontemplated.

[0036] Another embodiment is directed to fragments of a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide coding sequence, or the complement thereof, that may finduse as, for example, hybridization probes, for encoding fragments of aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide that may optionally encode a polypeptidecomprising a binding site for an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226,anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274,anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185,anti-PRO 1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168,anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313,anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216,anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539,anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody or as antisense oligonucleotideprobes. Such nucleic acid fragments are usually at least about 20nucleotides in length, preferably at least about 30 nucleotides inlength, more preferably at least about 40 nucleotides in length, yetmore preferably at least about 50 nucleotides in length, yet morepreferably at least about 60 nucleotides in length, yet more preferablyat least about 70 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at leastabout 80 nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 90nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 100nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 110nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 120nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 130nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 140nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 150nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 160nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 170nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 180nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 190nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 200nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 250nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 300nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 350nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 400nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 450nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 500nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 600nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 700nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 800nucleotides in length, yet more preferably at least about 900nucleotides in length and yet more preferably at least about 1000nucleotides in length, wherein in this context the term “about” meansthe referenced nucleotide sequence length plus or minus 10% of thatreferenced length. It is noted that novel fragments of a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide-encoding nucleotide sequence may be determined in a routinemanner by aligning the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide-encodingnucleotide sequence with other known nucleotide sequences using any of anumber of well known sequence alignment programs and determining whichPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide-encoding nucleotide sequence fragment(s)are novel. All of such PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide-encodingnucleotide sequences are contemplated herein. Also contemplated are thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO39, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide fragments encoded by these nucleotidemolecule fragments, preferably those PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide fragments that comprise a binding site for an anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206,anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773,anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562,anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody.

[0037] In another embodiment, the invention provides isolated PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316or PRO4980polypeptide encoded by any of the isolated nucleic acid sequenceshereinabove identified.

[0038] In a certain aspect, the invention concerns an isolated PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide, comprising an amino acid sequence having at least about 80%sequence identity, preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about84% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about90% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about96% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 98% sequence identity andyet more preferably at least about 99% sequence identity to a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide having a full-length amino acid sequence as disclosedherein, an amino acid sequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosedherein, an extracellular domain of a transmembrane protein, with orwithout the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any otherspecifically defined fragment of the full-length amino acid sequence asdisclosed herein.

[0039] In a further aspect, the invention concerns an isolated PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least about 80%sequence identity, preferably at least about 81% sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 82% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 83% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about84% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 85% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 86% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 87% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 88% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 89% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about90% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 91% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 92% sequence identity, yetmore preferably at least about 93% sequence identity, yet morepreferably at least about 94% sequence identity, yet more preferably atleast about 95% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about96% sequence identity, yet more preferably at least about 97% sequenceidentity, yet more preferably at least about 98% sequence identity andyet more preferably at least about 99% sequence identity to an aminoacid sequence encoded by any of the human protein cDNAs deposited withthe ATCC as disclosed herein.

[0040] In a further aspect, the invention concerns an isolated PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence scoring at least about 80%positives, preferably at least about 81% positives, more preferably atleast about 82% positives, yet more preferably at least about 83%positives, yet more preferably at least about 84% positives, yet morepreferably at least about 85% positives, yet more preferably at leastabout 86% positives, yet more preferably at least about 87% positives,yet more preferably at least about 88% positives, yet more preferably atleast about 89% positives, yet more preferably at least about 90%positives, yet more preferably at least about 91% positives, yet morepreferably at least about 92% positives, yet more preferably at leastabout 93% positives, yet more preferably at least about 94% positives,yet more preferably at least about 95% positives, yet more preferably atleast about 96% positives, yet more preferably at least about 97%positives, yet more preferably at least about 98% positives and yet morepreferably at least about 99% positives when compared with the aminoacid sequence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide having afull-length amino acid sequence as disclosed herein, an amino acidsequence lacking the signal peptide as disclosed herein, anextracellular domain of a transmembrane protein, with or without thesignal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other specifically definedfragment of the full-length amino acid sequence as disclosed herein.

[0041] In a specific aspect, the invention provides an isolated PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide without the N-terminal signal sequence and/or the initiatingmethionine and is encoded by a nucleotide sequence that encodes such anamino acid sequence as hereinbefore described. Processes for producingthe same are also herein described, wherein those processes compriseculturing a host cell comprising a vector which comprises theappropriate encoding nucleic acid molecule under conditions suitable forexpression of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and recoveringthe PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide from the cell culture.

[0042] Another aspect of the invention provides an isolated PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide which is either transmembrane domain-deleted ortransmembrane domain-inactivated. Processes for producing the same arealso herein described, wherein those processes comprise culturing a hostcell comprising a vector which comprises the appropriate encodingnucleic acid molecule under conditions suitable for expression of thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and recovering the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide from the cell culture.

[0043] In yet another embodiment, the invention concerns antagonists ofa native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980, polypeptide as defined herein. In aparticular embodiment, the antagonist is an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207,anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269,anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779,anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133,anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264,anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861,anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850,anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody or a small molecule.

[0044] In a further embodiment, the invention concerns a method ofidentifying antagonists to a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide whichcomprise contacting the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide with acandidate molecule and monitoring a biological activity mediated by saidPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. Preferably, the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide is a native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.

[0045] In a still further embodiment, the invention concerns acomposition of matter comprising a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide, or an antagonist of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO862, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide as herein described, or an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207,anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269,anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779,anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133,anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264,anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861,anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850,anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody, in combination witha carrier. Optionally, the carrier is a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier.

[0046] Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to theuse of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980, polypeptide, or an antagonist thereof ashereinbefore described, or an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226,anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274,anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185,anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168,anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313,anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216,anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539,anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody, for the preparation of amedicament useful in the treatment of a condition which is responsive tothe PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, an antagonist thereof or ananti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243,anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339,anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759,anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202,anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542,anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980antibody.

[0047] In other embodiments of the present invention, the inventionprovides vectors comprising DNA encoding any of the herein describedpolypeptides. Host cell comprising any such vector are also provided. Byway of example, the host cells may be CHO cells, E. coli, yeast, orBaculovirus-infected insect cells. A process for producing any of theherein described polypeptides is further provided and comprisesculturing host cells under conditions suitable for expression of thedesired polypeptide and recovering the desired polypeptide from the cellculture.

[0048] In other embodiments, the invention provides chimeric moleculescomprising any of the herein described polypeptides fused to aheterologous polypeptide or amino acid sequence. Example of suchchimeric molecules comprise any of the herein described polypeptidesfused to an epitope tag sequence or a Fc region of an immunoglobulin.

[0049] In another embodiment, the invention provides an antibody whichspecifically binds to any of the above or below described polypeptides.Optionally, the antibody is a monoclonal antibody, humanized antibody,antibody fragment or single-chain antibody.

[0050] In yet other embodiments, the invention provides oligonucleotideprobes useful for isolating genomic and cDNA nucleotide sequences or asantisense probes, wherein those probes may be derived from any of theabove or below described nucleotide sequences.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0051]FIG. 1 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO197,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) is a clone designatedherein as DNA22780-1078. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0052]FIG. 2 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:2) of a nativesequence PRO197 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:1 shown in FIG. 1.

[0053]FIG. 3 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:3) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO207,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:3) is a clone designatedherein as DNA30879-1152. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0054]FIG. 4 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:4) of a nativesequence PRO207 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:3 shown in FIG. 3.

[0055]FIG. 5 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:5) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO226,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:5) is a clone designatedherein as DNA33460-1166. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0056]FIG. 6 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:6) of a nativesequence PRO226 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:5 shown in FIG. 5.

[0057]FIG. 7 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:7) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO232,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:7) is a clone designatedherein as DNA34435-1140. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0058]FIG. 8 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:8) of a nativesequence PRO232 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:7 shown in FIG. 7.

[0059]FIG. 9 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:9) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO243,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:9) is a clone designatedherein as DNA35917-1207. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0060]FIG. 10 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:10) of a nativesequence PRO243 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:9 shown in FIG. 9.

[0061]FIG. 11 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:11) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO256,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:11) is a clone designatedherein as DNA35880-1160. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0062]FIG. 12 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:12) of a nativesequence PRO256 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:11 shown in FIG. 11.

[0063]FIG. 13 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:13) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO269,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:13) is a clone designatedherein as DNA38260-1180 Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0064]FIG. 14 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:14) of a nativesequence PRO269 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:13 shown in FIG. 13.

[0065]FIG. 15 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:15) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO274,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:15) is a clone designatedherein as DNA39987-1184. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0066]FIG. 16 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:16) of a nativesequence PRO274 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:15 shown in FIG. 15.

[0067]FIG. 17 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:17) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO304,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:17) is a clone designatedherein as DNA39520-1217. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0068]FIG. 18 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:18) of a nativesequence PRO304 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:17 shown in FIG. 17.

[0069]FIG. 19 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:19) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO339,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:19) is a clone designatedherein as DNA43466-1225. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0070]FIG. 20 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:20) of a nativesequence PRO339 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:19 shown in FIG. 19.

[0071]FIG. 21 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:21) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1558,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:21) is a clone designatedherein as DNA71282-1668. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0072]FIG. 22 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:22) of a nativesequence PRO1558 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:21 shown in FIG. 21.

[0073]FIG. 23 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:23) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO779,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:23) is a clone designatedherein as DNA58801-1052. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0074]FIG. 24 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:24) of a nativesequence PRO779 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:23 shown in FIG. 23

[0075]FIG. 25 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:25) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1185,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:25) is a clone designatedherein as DNA62881-1515. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0076]FIG. 26 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:26) of a nativesequence PRO1185 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:25 shown in FIG. 25.

[0077]FIG. 27 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:27) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1245,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:27) is a clone designatedherein as DNA64884-1527. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0078]FIG. 28 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:28) of a nativesequence PRO1245 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:27 shown in FIG. 27. FIG. 29 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ IDNO:29) of a cDNA containing a nucleotide sequence encoding nativesequence PRO1759, wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:29) is aclone designated herein as DNA76531-1701. Also presented in bold fontand underlined are the positions of the respective start and stopcodons.

[0079]FIG. 30 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:30) of a nativesequence PRO1759 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:29 shown in FIG. 29.

[0080]FIG. 31 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:31) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO5775,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:31 ) is a clone designatedherein as DNA96869-2673. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0081]FIG. 32 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:32) of a nativesequence PRO5775 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:31 shown in FIG. 31.

[0082]FIG. 33 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:33) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO7133,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:33) is a clone designatedherein as DNA128451-2739. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0083]FIG. 34 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:34) of a nativesequence PRO7133 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:33 shown in FIG. 33.

[0084]FIG. 35 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:35) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO7168,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:35) is a clone designatedherein as DNA102846-2742. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0085]FIG. 36 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:36) of a nativesequence PRO7168 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:35 shown in FIG. 35.

[0086]FIG. 37 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:37) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO5725,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:37) is a clone designatedherein as DNA92265-2669. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0087]FIG. 38 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:38) of a nativesequence PRO5725 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:37 shown in FIG. 37.

[0088]FIG. 39 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:39) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO202,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:39) is a clone designatedherein as DNA30869. Also presented in hold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0089]FIG. 40 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:40) of a nativesequence PRO202 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:39 shown in FIG. 39.

[0090]FIG. 41 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:41) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO206,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:41) is a clone designatedherein as DNA34405. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0091]FIG. 42 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:42) of a nativesequence PRO206 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:41 shown in FIG. 41.

[0092]FIG. 43 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:43) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO264,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:43) is a clone designatedherein as DNA36995. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0093]FIG. 44 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:44) of a nativesequence PRO264 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:43 shown in FIG. 43.

[0094]FIG. 45 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:45) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO313,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:45) is a clone designatedherein as DNA43320. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0095]FIG. 46 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:46) of a nativesequence PRO313 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:45 shown in FIG. 45.

[0096]FIG. 47 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:47) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO342,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:47) is a clone designatedherein as DNA38649. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0097]FIG. 48 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:48) of a nativesequence PRO342 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:47 shown in FIG. 47.

[0098]FIG. 49 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:49) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO542,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:49) is a clone designatedherein as DNA56505 Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0099]FIG. 50 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:50) of a nativesequence PRO542 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:49 shown in FIG. 49.

[0100]FIG. 51 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:51) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO773,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:51) is a clone designatedherein as DNA48303. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0101]FIG. 52 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:52) of a nativesequence PRO773 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:51 shown in FIG. 51.

[0102]FIG. 53 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:53) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO861,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:53) is a clone designatedherein as DNA50798. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0103]FIG. 54 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:54) of a nativesequence PRO861 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:53 shown in FIG. 53.

[0104]FIG. 55 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:55) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1216,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:55) is a clone designatedherein as DNA66489. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0105]FIG. 56 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:56) of a nativesequence PRO1216 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:55 shown in FIG. 55.

[0106]FIG. 57 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:57) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1686,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:57) is a clone designatedherein as DNA80896. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0107]FIG. 58 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:58) of a nativesequence PRO1686 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:57 shown in FIG. 57.

[0108]FIG. 59 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:59) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO1800,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:59) is a clone designatedherein as DNA35672-2508. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0109]FIG. 60 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:60) of a nativesequence PRO1800 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:59 shown in FIG. 59.

[0110]FIG. 61 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:61) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO3562,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:61) is a clone designatedherein as DNA96791. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0111]FIG. 62 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:62) of a nativesequence PRO3562 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:61 shown in FIG. 61.

[0112]FIG. 63 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:63) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO9850,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:63) is a clone designatedherein as DNA58725. Also presented in bold font and underlined are thepositions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0113]FIG. 64 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:64) of a nativesequence PRO9850 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:63 shown in FIG. 63.

[0114]FIG. 65 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:65) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO539,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:65) is a clone designatedherein as DNA47465-1561. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0115]FIG. 66 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:66) of a nativesequence PRO539 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:65 shown in FIG. 65.

[0116]FIG. 67 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:67) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO4316,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:67) is a clone designatedherein as DNA94713-2561. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0117]FIG. 68 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:68) of a nativesequence PRO4316 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:67 shown in FIG. 67.

[0118]FIG. 69 shows the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:69) of a cDNAcontaining a nucleotide sequence encoding native sequence PRO4980,wherein the nucleotide sequence (SEQ ID NO:69) is a clone designatedherein as DNA97003-2649. Also presented in bold font and underlined arethe positions of the respective start and stop codons.

[0119]FIG. 70 shows the amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:70) of a nativesequence PRO4980 polypeptide as derived from the coding sequence of SEQID NO:69 shown in FIG. 69.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0120] I. Definitions

[0121] The phrases “gene amplification” and “gene duplication” are usedinterchangeably and refer to a process by which multiple copies of agene or gene fragment are formed in a particular cell or cell line. Theduplicated region (a stretch of amplified DNA) is often referred to as“amplicon.” Usually, the amount of the messenger RNA (mRNA) produced,i.e., the level of gene expression, also increases in the proportion ofthe number of copies made of the particular gene expressed.

[0122] “Tumor”, as used herein, refers to all neoplastic cell growth andproliferation, whether malignant or benign, and all pre-cancerous andcancerous cells and tissues.

[0123] The terms “cancer” and “cancerous” refer to or describe thephysiological condition in mammals that is typically characterized byunregulated cell growth. Examples of cancer include but are not limitedto, carcinoma, lymphoma, blastoma, sarcoma, and leukemia. Moreparticular examples of such cancers include breast cancer, prostatecancer, colon cancer, squamous cell cancer, small-cell lung cancer,non-small cell lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, pancreatic cancer,glioblastoma, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, bladdercancer, hepatoma, colorectal cancer, endometrial carcinoma, salivarygland carcinoma, kidney cancer, liver cancer, vulval cancer, thyroidcancer, hepatic carcinoma and various types of head and neck cancer.

[0124] “Treatment” is an intervention performed with the intention ofpreventing the development or altering the pathology of a disorder.Accordingly, “treatment” refers to both therapeutic treatment andprophylactic or preventative measures. Those in need of treatmentinclude those already with the disorder as well as those in which thedisorder is to be prevented. In tumor (e.g., cancer) treatment, atherapeutic agent may directly decrease the pathology of tumor cells, orrender the tumor cells more susceptible to treatment by othertherapeutic agents, e.g., radiation and/or chemotherapy.

[0125] The “pathology” of cancer includes all phenomena that compromisethe well-being of the patient. This includes, without limitation,abnormal or uncontrollable cell growth, metastasis, interference withthe normal functioning of neighboring cells, release of cytokines orother secretory products at abnormal levels, suppression or aggravationof inflammatory or immunological response, etc.

[0126] “Mammal” for purposes of treatment refers to any animalclassified as a mammal, including humans, domestic and farm animals, andzoo, sports, or pet animals, such as dogs, horses, cats, cattle, pigs,sheep, etc. Preferably, the mammal is human.

[0127] “Carriers” as used herein include pharmaceutically acceptablecarriers, excipients, or stabilizers which are nontoxic to the cell ormammal being exposed thereto at the dosages and concentrations employed.Often the physiologically acceptable carrier is an aqueous pH bufferedsolution. Examples of physiologically acceptable carriers includebuffers such as phosphate, citrate, and other organic acids;antioxidants including ascorbic acid; low molecular weight (less thanabout 10 residues) polypeptides; proteins, such as serum albumin,gelatin, or immunoglobulins; hydrophilic polymers such aspolyvinylpyrrolidone; amino acids such as glycine, glutamine,asparagine, arginine or lysine; monosaccharides, disaccharides, andother carbohydrates including glucose, mannose, or dextrins; chelatingagents such as EDTA; sugar alcohols such as mannitol or sorbitol;salt-forming counterions such as sodium; and/or nonionic surfactantssuch as TWEEN™, polyethylene glycol (PEG), and PLURONICS™.

[0128] Administration “in combination with” one or more furthertherapeutic agents includes simultaneous (concurrent) and consecutiveadministration in any order.

[0129] The term “cytotoxic agent” as used herein refers to a substancethat inhibits or prevents the function of cells and/or causesdestruction of cells. The term is intended to include radioactiveisotopes (e.g., I¹³¹, I¹²⁵, Y⁹⁰ and Re¹⁸⁶), chemotherapeutic agents, andtoxins such as enzymatically active toxins of bacterial, fungal, plantor animal origin, or fragments thereof.

[0130] A “chemotherapeutic agent” is a chemical compound useful in thetreatment of cancer. Examples of chemotherapeutic agents includeadriamycin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, 5-fluorouracil, cytosinearabinoside (“Ara-C”), cyclophosphamide, thiotepa, busulfan, cytoxin,taxoids, e.g., paclitaxel (Taxol, Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology,Princeton, N.J.), and doxetaxel (Taxotere, Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Antony,Rnace), toxotere, methotrexate, cisplatin, melphalan, vinblastine,bleomycin, etoposide, ifosfamide, mitomycin C, mitoxantrone,vincristine, vinorelbine, carboplatin, teniposide, daunomycin,carminomycin, aminopterin, dactinomycin, mitomycins, esperamicins (seeU.S. Pat. No. 4,675,187), 5-FU, 6-thioguanine, 6-mercaptopurine,actinomycin D, VP-16, chlorambucil, melphalan, and other relatednitrogen mustards. Also included in this definition are hormonal agentsthat act to regulate or inhibit hormone action on tumors such astamoxifen and onapristone.

[0131] A “growth inhibitory agent” when used herein refers to a compoundor composition which inhibits growth of a cell, especially cancer celloverexpressing any of the genes identified herein, either in vitro or invivo. Thus, the growth inhibitory agent is one which significantlyreduces the percentage of cells overexpressing such genes in S phase.Examples of growth inhibitory agents include agents that block cellcycle progression (at a place other than S phase), such as agents thatinduce G1 arrest and M-phase arrest. Classical M-phase blockers includethe vincas (vincristine and vinblastine), taxol, and topo II inhibitorssuch as doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin, etoposide, and bleomycin.Those agents that arrest G1 also spill over into S-phase arrest, forexample, DNA alkylating agents such as tamoxifen, prednisone,dacarbazine, mechlorethamine, cisplatin, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil,and ara-C. Further information can be found in The Molecular Basis ofCancer, Mendelsohn and Israel, eds., Chapter 1, entitled “Cell cycleregulation, oncogens, and antineoplastic drugs” by Murakami et al., (W BSaunders: Philadelphia, 1995), especially p. 13.

[0132] “Doxorubicin” is an anthracycline antibiotic. The full chemicalname of doxorubicin is(8S-cis)-10-[(3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-α-L-lyxo-hexapyranosyl)oxy]-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,8,11-trihydroxy-8-(hydroxyacetyl)-1-methoxy-5,12-naphthacenedione.

[0133] The term “cytokine” is a generic term for proteins released byone cell population which act on another cell as intercellularmediators. Examples of such cytokines are lymphokines, monokines, andtraditional polypeptide hormones. Included among the cytokines aregrowth hormone such as human growth hormone, N-methionyl human growthhormone, and bovine growth hormone; parathyroid hormone; thyroxine;insulin; proinsulin; relaxin; prorelaxin; glycoprotein hornones such asfollicle stimulating hormone (FSH), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH),and luteinizing hormone (LH); hepatic growth factor; fibroblast growthfactor; prolactin; placental lactogen; tumor necrosis factor-α and -β;mullerian-inhibiting substance; mouse gonadotropin-associated peptide;inhibin; activin; vascular endothelial growth factor; integrin;thrombopoietin (TPO); nerve growth factors such as NGF-β;platelet-growth factor; transforming growth factors (TGFs) such as TGFαand TGF-β; insulin-like growth factor-I and -II; erythropoietin (EPO);osteoinductive factors; interferons such as interferon -α, -β, and -γ;colony stimulating factors (CSFs) such as macrophage-CSF (M-CSF);granulocyte-macrophage-CSF (GM-CSF); and granulocyte-CSF (G-CSF);interleukins (ILs) such as IL-1, IL-1a, IL-2, IL-3, IL4, IL-5, IL-6,IL-7, IL-8, L-9, IL-11, IL-12; a tumor necrosis factor such as TNF-α orTNF-β; and other polypeptide factors including LIF and kit ligand (KL).As used herein, the term cytokine includes proteins from natural sourcesor from recombinant cell culture and biologically active equivalents ofthe native sequence cytokines.

[0134] The term “prodrug” as used in this application refers to aprecursor or derivative form of a pharmaceutically active substance thatis less cytotoxic to tumor cells compared to the parent drug and iscapable of being enzymatically activated or converted into the moreactive parent form. See, e.g., Wilman, “Prodrugs in CancerChemotherapy”, Biochemical Society Transactions, 14:375-382, 615thMeeting, Belfast (1986), and Stella et al., “Prodrugs: A ChemicalApproach to Targeted Drug Delivery”, Directed Drug Delivery, Borchardtet al., (ed.), pp.147-267, Humana Press (1985). The prodrugs of thisinvention include, but are not limited to, phosphate-containingprodrugs, thiophosphate-containing prodrugs, sulfate-containingprodrugs, peptide-containing prodrugs, D-amino acid-modified prodrugs,glysocylated prodrugs, β-lactam-containing prodrugs, optionallysubstituted phenoxyacetamide-containing prodrugs or optionallysubstituted phenylacetamide-containing prodrugs, 5-fluorocytosine andother 5-fluorouridine prodrugs which can be converted into the moreactive cytotoxic free drug. Examples of cytotoxic drugs that can bederivatized into a prodrugs form for use in this invention include, butare not limited to, those chemotherapeutic agents described above.

[0135] An “effective amount” of a polypeptide disclosed herein or anantagonist thereof, in reference to inhibition of neoplastic cellgrowth, tumor growth or cancer cell growth, is an amount capable ofinhibiting, to some extent, the growth of target cells. The termincludes an amount capable of invoking a growth inhibitory, cytostaticand/or cytotoxic effect and/or apoptosis of the target cells. An“effective amount” of a PRO polypeptide antagonist for purposes ofinhibiting neoplastic cell growth, tumor growth or cancer cell growth,may be determined empirically and in a routine manner.

[0136] A “therapeutically effective amount”, in reference to thetreatment of tumor, refers to an amount capable of invoking one or moreof the following effects: (1) inhibition, to some extent, of tumorgrowth, including, slowing down and complete growth arrest; (2)reduction in the number of tumor cells; (3) reduction in tumor size; (4)inhibition (i.e., reduction, slowing down or complete stopping) of tumorcell infiltration into peripheral organs; (5) inhibition (i.e.,reduction, slowing down or complete stopping) of metastasis; (6)enhancement of anti-tumor immune response, which may, but does not haveto, result in the regression or rejection of the tumor; and/or (7)relief, to some extent, of one or more symptoms associated with thedisorder. A “therapeutically effective amount” of a PRO polypeptideantagonist for purposes of treatment of tumor may be determinedempirically and in a routine manner.

[0137] A “growth inhibitory amount” of a PRO antagonist is an amountcapable of inhibiting the growth of a cell, especially tumor, e.g.,cancer cell, either in vitro or in vivo. A “growth inhibitory amount” ofa PRO antagonist for purposes of inhibiting neoplastic cell growth maybe determined empirically and in a routine manner.

[0138] A “cytotoxic amount” of a PRO antagonist is an amount capable ofcausing the destruction of a cell, especially tumor, e.g.,cancer cell,either in vitro or in vivo. A “cytotoxic amount” of a PRO antagonist forpurposes of inhibiting neoplastic cell growth may be determinedempirically and in a routine manner.

[0139] The terms “PRO polypeptide” and “PRO” as used herein and whenimmediately followed by a numerical designation refer to variouspolypeptides, wherein the complete designation (i.e., PRO/number) refersto specific polypeptide sequences as described herein. The terms“PRO/number polypeptide” and “PRO/number” wherein the term “number” isprovided as an actual numerical designation as used herein encompassnative sequence polypeptides and polypeptide variants (which are furtherdefined herein). The PRO polypeptides described herein may be isolatedfrom a variety of sources, such as from human tissue types or fromanother source, or prepared by recombinant or synthetic methods.

[0140] A “native sequence PRO polypeptide” comprises a polypeptidehaving the same amino acid sequence as the corresponding PRO polypeptidederived from nature. Such native sequence PRO polypeptides can beisolated from nature or can be produced by recombinant or syntheticmeans. The term “native sequence PRO polypeptide” specificallyencompasses naturally-occurring truncated or secreted forms of thespecific PRO polypeptide (e.g., an extracellular domain sequence),naturally-occurring variant forms (e.g., alternatively spliced forms)and naturally-occurring allelic variants of the polypeptide. In variousembodiments of the invention, the native sequence PRO polypeptidesdisclosed herein are mature or full-length native sequence polypeptidescomprising the full-length amino acids sequences shown in theaccompanying figures. Start and stop codons are shown in bold font andunderlined in the figures. However, while the PRO polypeptide disclosedin the accompanying figures are shown to begin with methionine residuesdesignated herein as amino acid position 1 in the figures, it isconceivable and possible that other methionine residues located eitherupstream or downstream from the amino acid position 1 in the figures maybe employed as the starting amino acid residue for the PRO polypeptides.

[0141] The PRO polypeptide “extracellular domain” or “ECD” refers to aform of the PRO polypeptide which is essentially free of thetransmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. Ordinarily, a PRO polypeptide ECDwill have less than 1% of such transmembrane and/or cytoplasmic domainsand preferably, will have less than 0.5% of such domains. It will beunderstood that any transmembrane domains identified for the PROpolypeptides of the present invention are identified pursuant tocriteria routinely employed in the art for identifying that type ofhydrophobic domain. The exact boundaries of a transmembrane domain mayvary but most likely by no more than about 5 amino acids at either endof the domain as initially identified herein. Optionally, therefore, anextracellular domain of a PRO polypeptide may contain from about 5 orfewer amino acids on either side of the transmembranedomain/extracellular domain boundary as identified in the Examples orspecification and such polypeptides, with or without the associatedsignal peptide, and nucleic acid encoding them, are contemplated by thepresent invention.

[0142] The approximate location of the “signal peptides” of the variousPRO polypeptides disclosed herein are shown in the present specificationand/or the accompanying figures. It is noted, however, that theC-terminal boundary of a signal peptide may vary, but most likely by nomore than about 5 amino acids on either side of the signal peptideC-terminal boundary as initially identified herein, wherein theC-terminal boundary of the signal peptide may be identified pursuant tocriteria routinely employed in the art for identifying that type ofamino acid sequence element (e.g., Nielsen et al., Prot. Eng., 10:1-6(1997) and von Heinje et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 14:4683-4690 (1986)).Moreover, it is also recognized that, in some cases, cleavage of asignal sequence from a secreted polypeptide is not entirely uniform,resulting in more than one secreted species. These mature polypeptides,where the signal peptide is cleaved within no more than about 5 aminoacids on either side of the C-terminal boundary of the signal peptide asidentified herein, and the polynucleotides encoding them, arecontemplated by the present invention.

[0143] “PRO polypeptide variant” means an active PRO polypeptide asdefined above or below having at least about 80% amino acid sequenceidentity with a full-length native sequence PRO polypeptide sequence asdisclosed herein, a PRO polypeptide sequence lacking the signal peptideas disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a PRO polypeptide, withor without the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other fragmentof a full-length PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein. Such PROpolypeptide variants include, for instance, PRO polypeptides wherein oneor more amino acid residues are added, or deleted, at the N- orC-terminus of the full-length native amino acid sequence. Ordinarily, aPRO polypeptide variant will have at least about 80% amino acid sequenceidentity, preferably at least about 81% amino acid sequence identity,more preferably at least about 82% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 83% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 84% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 85% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 86% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 87% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 88% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 89% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 90% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 91% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 92% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 93% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 94% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 95% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 96% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 97% amino acid sequence identity, morepreferably at least about 98% amino acid sequence identity and mostpreferably at least about 99% amino acid sequence identity with afull-length native sequence PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosedherein, a PRO polypeptide sequence lacking the signal peptide asdisclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a PRO polypeptide, with orwithout the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any otherspecifically defined fragment of a full-length PRO polypeptide sequenceas disclosed herein. Ordinarily, PRO variant polypeptides are at leastabout 10 amino acids in length, often at least about 20 amino acids inlength, more often at least about 30 amino acids in length, more oftenat least about 40 amino acids in length, more often at least about 50amino acids in length, more often at least about 60 amino acids inlength, more often at least about 70 amino acids in length, more oftenat least about 80 amino acids in length, more often at least about 90amino acids in length, more often at least about 100 amino acids inlength, more often at least about 150 amino acids in length, more oftenat least about 200 amino acids in length, more often at least about 300amino acids in length, or more.

[0144] As shown below, Table 1 provides the complete source code for theALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program. This source code may beroutinely compiled for use on a UNIX operating system to provide theALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program.

[0145] In addition, Tables 2A-2D show hypothetical exemplifications forusing the below described method to determine % amino acid sequenceidentity (Tables 2A-2B) and % nucleic acid sequence identity (Tables2C-2D) using the ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program, wherein“PRO” represents the amino acid sequence of a hypothetical PROpolypeptide of interest, “Comparison Protein” represents the amino acidsequence of a polypeptide against which the “PRO” polypeptide ofinterest is being compared, “PRO-DNA” represents a hypotheticalPRO-encoding nucleic acid sequence of interest, “Comparison DNA”represents the nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid molecule againstwhich the “PRO-DNA” nucleic acid molecule of interest is being compared,“X”, “Y”, and “Z” each represent different hypothetical amino acidresidues and “N”, “L” and “V” each represent different hypotheticalnucleotides.

TABLE 2A PRO XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (Length = 15 amino acids) ComparisonXXXXXYYYYYYY (Length = 12 amino acids) Protein % amino acid sequenceidentity = (the number of identically matching amino acid residuesbetween the two polypeptide sequences as determined by ALIGN-2) dividedby (the total number of amino acid residues of the PRO polypeptide) = 5divided by 15 = 33.3%

[0146] TABLE 2B PRO XXXXXXXXXX (Length = 10 amino acids) ComparisonXXXXXYYYYYYZZYZ (Length = 15 amino acids) Protein % amino acid sequenceidentity = (the number of identically matching amino acid residuesbetween the two polypeptide sequences as determined by ALIGN-2) dividedby (the total number of amino acid residues of the PRO polypeptide) = 5divided by 10 = 50%

[0147] TABLE 2C PRO-DNA NNNNNNNNNNNNNN (Length = 14 nucleotides)Comparison NNNNNNLLLLLLLLLL (Length = 16 nucleotides) DNA % nucleic acidsequence identity = (the number of identically matching nucleotidesbetween the two nucleic acid sequences as determined by ALIGN-2) dividedby (the total number of nucleotides of the PRO-DNA nucleic acidsequence) = 6 divided by 14 = 42.9%

[0148] TABLE 2D PRO-DNA NNNNNNNNNNNN (Length = 12 nucleotides)Comparison NNNNLLLVV (Length = 9 nucleotides) DNA % nucleic acidsequence identity = (the number of identically matching nucleotidesbetween the two nucleic acid sequences as determined by ALIGN-2) dividedby (the total number of nucleotides of the PRO-DNA nucleic acidsequence) = 4 divided by 12 = 33.3%

[0149] “Percent (%) amino acid sequence identity” with respect to thePRO polypeptide sequences identified herein is defined as the percentageof amino acid residues in a candidate sequence that are identical withthe amino acid residues in a PRO sequence, after aligning the sequencesand introducing gaps, if necessary, to achieve the maximum percentsequence identity, and not considering any conservative substitutions aspart of the sequence identity. Alignment for purposes of determiningpercent amino acid sequence identity can be achieved in various waysthat are within the skill in the art, for instance, using publiclyavailable computer software such as BLAST, BLAST-2, ALIGN, ALIGN-2 orMegalign (DNASTAR) software. Those skilled in the art can determineappropriate parameters for measuring alignment, including any algorithmsneeded to achieve maximal alignment over the full-length of thesequences being compared. For purposes herein, however, % amino acidsequence identity values are obtained as described below by using thesequence comparison computer program ALIGN-2, wherein the completesource code for the ALIGN-2 program is provided in Table 1. The ALIGN-2sequence comparison computer program was authored by Genentech, Inc.,and the source code shown in Table 1 has been filed with userdocumentation in the U.S. Copyright Office, Washington D.C., 20559,where it is registered under U.S. Copyright Registration No. TXU510087.The ALIGN-2 program is publicly available through Genentech, Inc., SouthSan Francisco, Calif. or may be compiled from the source code providedin Table 1. The ALIGN-2 program should be compiled for use on a UNIXoperating system, preferably digital UNIX V4.0D. All sequence comparisonparameters are set by the ALIGN-2 program and do not vary.

[0150] For purposes herein, the % amino acid sequence identity of agiven amino acid sequence A to, with, or against a given amino acidsequence B (which can alternatively be phrased as a given amino acidsequence A that has or comprises a certain % amino acid sequenceidentity to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B) iscalculated as follows:

100 times the fraction X/Y

[0151] where X is the number of amino acid residues scored as identicalmatches by the sequence alignment program ALIGN-2 in that program'salignment of A and B, and where Y is the total number of amino acidresidues in B. It will be appreciated that where the length of aminoacid sequence A is not equal to the length of amino acid sequence B, the% amino acid sequence identity of A to B will not equal the % amino acidsequence identity of B to A. As examples of % amino acid sequenceidentity calculations, Tables 2A-2B demonstrate how to calculate the %amino acid sequence identity of the amino acid sequence designated“Comparison Protein” to the amino acid sequence designated “PRO”.

[0152] Unless specifically stated otherwise, all % amino acid sequenceidentity values used herein are obtained as described above using theALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program. However, % amino acidsequence identity may also be determined using the sequence comparisonprogram NCBI-BLAST2 (Altschul et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 25:3389-3402(1997)). The NCBI-BLAST2 sequence comparison program may be downloadedfrom http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. NCBI-BLAST2 uses several searchparameters, wherein all of those search parameters are set to defaultvalues including, for example, unmask=yes, strand=all, expectedoccurrences=10, minimum low complexity length=15/5, multi-passe-value=0.01 , constant for multi-pass=25, dropoff for final gappedalignment=25 and scoring matrix=BLOSUM62.

[0153] In situations where NCBI-BLAST2 is employed for amino acidsequence comparisons, the % amino acid sequence identity of a givenamino acid sequence A to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B(which can alternatively be phrased as a given amino acid sequence Athat has or comprises a certain % amino acid sequence identity to, with,or against a given amino acid sequence B) is calculated as follows:

100 tines the fraction X/Y

[0154] where X is the number of amino acid residues scored as identicalmatches by the sequence alignment program NCBI-BLAST2 in that program'salignment of A and B, and where Y is the total number of amino acidresidues in B. It will be appreciated that where the length of aminoacid sequence A is not equal to the length of amino acid sequence B, the% amino acid sequence identity of A to B will not equal the % amino acidsequence identity of B to A.

[0155] In addition, % amino acid sequence identity may also bedetermined using the WU-BLAST-2 computer program (Altschul et al.,Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Most of the WU-BLAST-2search parameters are set to the default values. Those not set todefault values, i. e., the adjustable parameters, are set with thefollowing values: overlap span=1, overlap fraction=0.125, word threshold(T)=11, and scoring matrix=BLOSUM62. For purposes herein, a % amino acidsequence identity value is determined by dividing (a) the number ofmatching identical amino acids residues between the amino acid sequenceof the PRO polypeptide of interest having a sequence derived from thenative PRO polypeptide and the comparison amino acid sequence ofinterest (i.e., the sequence against which the PRO polypeptide ofinterest is being compared which may be a PRO variant polypeptide) asdetermined by WU-BLAST-2 by (b) the total number of amino acid residuesof the PRO polypeptide of interest. For example, in the statement “apolypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence A which has or having atleast 80% amino acid sequence identity to the amino acid sequence B”,the amino acid sequence A is the comparison amino acid sequence ofinterest and the amino acid sequence B is the amino acid sequence of thePRO polypeptide of interest.

[0156] “PRO variant polypeptide” or “PRO variant nucleic acid sequence”means a nucleic acid molecule which encodes an active PRO polypeptide asdefined below and which has at least about 80% nucleic acid sequenceidentity with a nucleotide acid sequence encoding a full-length nativesequence PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein, a full-lengthnative sequence PRO polypeptide sequence lacking the signal peptide asdisclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a PRO polypeptide, with orwithout the signal peptide, as disclosed herein or any other fragment ofa full-length PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosed herein. Ordinarily,a PRO variant polynucleotide will have at least about 80% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 81% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 82% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 83% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 84% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 85% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 86% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 87% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 88% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 89% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 90% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 91% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 92% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 93% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 94% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 95% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 96% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 97% nucleic acidsequence identity, more preferably at least about 98% nucleic acidsequence identity and yet more preferably at least about 99% nucleicacid sequence identity with the nucleic acid sequence encoding afull-length native sequence PRO polypeptide sequence as disclosedherein, a full-length native sequence PRO polypeptide sequence lackingthe signal peptide as disclosed herein, an extracellular domain of a PROpolypeptide, with or without the signal sequence, as disclosed herein orany other fragment of a full-length PRO polypeptide sequence asdisclosed herein. Variants do not encompass the native nucleotidesequence.

[0157] Ordinarily, PRO variant polynucleotides are at least about 30nucleotides in length, often at least about 60 nucleotides in length,more often at least about 90 nucleotides in length, more often at leastabout 120 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 150nucleotides in length, more often at least about 180 nucleotides inlength, more often at least about 210 nucleotides in length, more oftenat least about 240 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 270nucleotides in length, more often at least about 300 nucleotides inlength, more often at least about 450 nucleotides in length, more oftenat least about 600 nucleotides in length, more often at least about 900nucleotides in length, or more.

[0158] “Percent (%) nucleic acid sequence identity” with respect to thePRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid sequences identified herein isdefined as the percentage of nucleotides in a candidate sequence thatare identical with the nucleotides in a PRO polypeptide-encoding nucleicacid sequence, after aligning the sequences and introducing gaps, ifnecessary, to achieve the maximum percent sequence identity. Alignmentfor purposes of determining percent nucleic acid sequence identity canbe achieved in various ways that are within the skill in the art, forinstance, using publicly available computer software such as BLAST,BLAST-2, ALIGN, ALIGN-2 or Megalign (DNASTAR) software. Those skilled inthe art can determine appropriate parameters for measuring alignment,including any algorithms needed to achieve maximal alignment over thefull-length of the sequences being compared. For purposes herein,however, % nucleic acid sequence identity values are obtained asdescribed below by using the sequence comparison computer programALIGN-2, wherein the complete source code for the ALIGN-2 program isprovided in Table 1. The ALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer programwas authored by Genentech, Inc., and the source code shown in Table 1has been filed with user documentation in the U.S. Copyright Office,Washington D.C., 20559, where it is registered under U.S. CopyrightRegistration No. TXU510087. The ALIGN-2 program is publicly availablethrough Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, Calif. or may be compiledfrom the source code provided in Table 1. The ALIGN-2 program should becompiled for use on a UNIX operating system, preferably digital UNIXV4.0 D. All sequence comparison parameters are set by the ALIGN-2program and do not vary.

[0159] For purposes herein, the % nucleic acid sequence identity of agiven nucleic acid sequence C to, with, or against a given nucleic acidsequence D (which can alternatively be phrased as a given nucleic acidsequence C that has or comprises a certain % nucleic acid sequenceidentity to, with, or against a given nucleic acid sequence D) iscalculated as follows:

100 times the fraction W/Z

[0160] where W is the number of nucleotides scored as identical matchesby the sequence alignment program ALIGN-2 in that program's alignment ofC and D, and where Z is the total number of nucleotides in D. It will beappreciated that where the length of nucleic acid sequence C is notequal to the length of nucleic acid sequence D, the % nucleic acidsequence identity of C to D will not equal the % nucleic acid sequenceidentity of D to C. As examples of % nucleic acid sequence identitycalculations, Tables 2C-2D demonstrate how to calculate the % nucleicacid sequence identity of the nucleic acid sequence designated“Comparison DNA” to the nucleic acid sequence designated “PRO-DNA”.

[0161] Unless specifically stated otherwise, all % nucleic acid sequenceidentity values used herein are obtained as described above using theALIGN-2 sequence comparison computer program. However, % nucleic acidsequence identity may also be determined using the sequence comparisonprogram NCBI-BLAST2 (Altschul et al., Nucleic Acids Res, 25:3389-3402(1997)). The NCBI-BLAST2 sequence comparison program may be downloadedfrom http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. NCBI-BLAST2 uses several searchparameters, wherein all of those search parameters are set to defaultvalues including, for example, unmask=yes, strand=all, expectedoccurrences=10, minimum low complexity length=15/5, multi-passe-value=0.01, constant for multi-pass=25, dropoff for final gappedalignment=25 and scoring matrix=BLOSUM62.

[0162] In situations where NCBI-BLAST2 is employed for sequencecomparisons, the % nucleic acid sequence identity of a given nucleicacid sequence C to, with, or against a given nucleic acid sequence D(which can alternatively be phrased as a given nucleic acid sequence Cthat has or comprises a certain % nucleic acid sequence identity to,with, or against a given nucleic acid sequence D) is calculated asfollows:

100 times the fraction W/Z

[0163] where W is the number of nucleotides scored as identical matchesby the sequence alignment program NCBI-BLAST2 in that program'salignment of C and D, and where Z is the total number of nucleotides inD. It will be appreciated that where the length of nucleic acid sequenceC is not equal to the length of nucleic acid sequence D, the % nucleicacid sequence identity of C to D will not equal the % nucleic acidsequence identity of D to C.

[0164] In addition, % nucleic acid sequence identity values may also begenerated using the WU-BLAST-2 computer program (Altschul et al.,Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Most of the WU-BLAST-2search parameters are set to the default values. Those not set todefault values, i.e., the adjustable parameters, are set with thefollowing values: overlap span=1, overlap fraction=0.125, word threshold(T)=11, and scoring matrix=BLOSUM62. For purposes herein, a % nucleicacid sequence identity value is determined by dividing (a) the number ofmatching identical nucleotides between the nucleic acid sequence of thePRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid molecule of interest having asequence derived from the native sequence PRO polypeptide-encodingnucleic acid and the comparison nucleic acid molecule of interest (i.e.,the sequence against which the PRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acidmolecule of interest is being compared which may be a variant PROpolynucleotide) as determined by WU-BLAST-2 by (b) the total number ofnucleotides of the PRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid molecule ofinterest. For example, in the statement “an isolated nucleic acidmolecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence A which has or having atleast 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to the nucleic acid sequenceB”, the nucleic acid sequence A is the comparison nucleic acid moleculeof interest and the nucleic acid sequence B is the nucleic acid sequenceof the PRO polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid molecule of interest.

[0165] In other embodiments, PRO variant polynucleotides are nucleicacid molecules that encode an active PRO polypeptide and which arecapable of hybridizing, preferably under stringent hybridization andwash conditions, to nucleotide sequences encoding the full-length PROpolypeptide shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG. 6(SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12(SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18(SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24(SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), or FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG.30 (SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG.36 (SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG.42 (SEQ ID NO:42), FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG.48 (SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG.54 (SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56), FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG.60 (SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG.66 (SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70),respectively. PRO variant polypeptides may be those that are encoded bya PRO variant polynucleotide.

[0166] The term “positives”, in the context of the amino acid sequenceidentity comparisons performed as described above, includes amino acidresidues in the sequences compared that are not only identical, but alsothose that have similar properties. Amino acid residues that score apositive value to an amino acid residue of interest are those that areeither identical to the amino acid residue of interest or are apreferred substitution (as defined in Table 3 below) of the amino acidresidue of interest.

[0167] For purposes herein, the % value of positives of a given aminoacid sequence A to, with, or against a given amino acid sequence B(which can alternatively be phrased as a given amino acid sequence Athat has or comprises a certain % positives to, with, or against a givenamino acid sequence B) is calculated as follows:

100 times the fraction X/Y

[0168] where X is the number of amino acid residues scoring a positivevalue as defined above by the sequence alignment program ALIGN-2 in thatprogram's alignment of A and B, and where Y is the total number of aminoacid residues in B. It will be appreciated that where the length ofamino acid sequence A is not equal to the length of amino acid sequenceB, the % positives of A to B will not equal the % positives of B to A.

[0169] “Isolated,” when used to describe the various polypeptidesdisclosed herein, means polypeptide that has been identified andseparated and/or recovered from a component of its natural environment.Preferably, the isolated polypeptide is free of association with allcomponents with which it is naturally associated. Contaminant componentsof its natural environment are materials that would typically interferewith diagnostic or therapeutic uses for the polypeptide, and may includeenzymes, hormones, and other proteinaceous or non-proteinaceous solutes.In preferred embodiments, the polypeptide will be purified (1) to adegree sufficient to obtain at least 15 residues of N-terminal orinternal amino acid sequence by use of a spinning cup sequenator, or (2)to homogeneity by SDS-PAGE under non-reducing or reducing conditionsusing Coomassie blue or, preferably, silver stain. Isolated polypeptideincludes polypeptide in situ within recombinant cells, since at leastone component of the PRO natural environment will not be present.Ordinarily, however, isolated polypeptide will be prepared by at leastone purification step.

[0170] An “isolated” nucleic acid molecule encoding a PRO polypeptide oran “isolated” nucleic acid encoding an anti-PRO antibody, is a nucleicacid molecule that is identified and separated from at least onecontaminant nucleic acid molecule with which it is ordinarily associatedin the natural source of the PRO-encoding nucleic acid or theanti-PRO-encoding nucleic acid. Preferably, the isolated nucleic acid isfree of association with all components with which it is naturallyassociated. An isolated PRO-encoding nucleic acid molecule or ananti-PRO-encoding nucleic acid molecule is other than in the form orsetting in which it is found in nature. Isolated nucleic acid moleculestherefore are distinguished from the PRO-encoding nucleic acid moleculeor the anti-PRO-encoding nucleic acid molecule as it exists in naturalcells. However, an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a PROpolypeptide or an anti-PRO antibody includes PRO-nucleic acid moleculesand anti-PRO-nucleic acid molecules contained in cells that ordinarilyexpress PRO polypeptides or express anti-PRO antibodies where, forexample, the nucleic acid molecule is in a chromosomal locationdifferent from that of natural cells.

[0171] The term “control sequences” refers to DNA sequences necessaryfor the expression of an operably linked coding sequence in a particularhost organism. The control sequences that are suitable for prokaryotes,for example, include a promoter, optionally an operator sequence, and aribosome binding site. Eukaryotic cells are known to utilize promoters,polyadenylation signals, and enhancers.

[0172] Nucleic acid is “operably linked” when it is placed into afunctional relationship with another nucleic acid sequence. For example,DNA for a presequence or secretory leader is operably linked to DNA fora polypeptide if it is expressed as a preprotein that participates inthe secretion of the polypeptide; a promoter or enhancer is operablylinked to a coding sequence if it affects the transcription of thesequence; or a ribosome binding site is operably linked to a codingsequence if it is positioned so as to facilitate translation. Generally,“operably linked” means that the DNA sequences being linked arecontiguous, and, in the case of a secretory leader, contiguous and inreading phase. However, enhancers do not have to be contiguous. Linkingis accomplished by ligation at convenient restriction sites. If suchsites do not exist, the synthetic oligonucleotide adaptors or linkersare used in accordance with conventional practice.

[0173] The term “antibody” is used in the broadest sense andspecifically covers, for example, single anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207,anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269,anti-PRO274, PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779,anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133,anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264,anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861,anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850,anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 monoclonal antibodies(including antagonist, and neutralizing antibodies), anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206,anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773,anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562,anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibodycompositions with polyepitopic specificity, single chain anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206,anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773,anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562,anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibodies, andfragments of anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232,anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304,anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245,anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725,anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342,anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686,anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 oranti-PRO4980 antibodies (see below). The term “monoclonal antibody” asused herein refers to an antibody obtained from a population ofsubstantially homogeneous antibodies, i.e., the individual antibodiescomprising the population are identical except for possiblenaturally-occurring mutations that may be present in minor amounts.

[0174] “Stringency” of hybridization reactions is readily determinableby one of ordinary skill in the art, and generally is an empiricalcalculation dependent upon probe length, washing temperature, and saltconcentration. In general, longer probes require higher temperatures forproper annealing, while shorter probes need lower temperatures.Hybridization generally depends on the ability of denatured DNA toreanneal when complementary strands are present in an environment belowtheir melting temperature. The higher the degree of desired homologybetween the probe and hybridizable sequence, the higher the relativetemperature which can be used. As a result, it follows that higherrelative temperatures would tend to make the reaction conditions morestringent, while lower temperatures less so. For additional details andexplanation of stringency of hybridization reactions, see Ausubel etal., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Wiley IntersciencePublishers, (1995).

[0175] “Stringent conditions” or “high stringency conditions”, asdefined herein, may be identified by those that: (1) employ low ionicstrength and high temperature for washing, for example 0.015 M sodiumchloride/0.0015 M sodium citrate/0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate at 50° C.;(2) employ during hybridization a denaturing agent, such as formamide,for example, 50% (v/v) formamide with 0.1% bovine serum albumin/0.1%Ficoll/0.1% polyvinylpyrrolidone/50 mM sodium phosphate buffer at pH 6.5with 750 mM sodium chloride, 75 mM sodium citrate at 42° C.; or (3)employ 50% formamide, 5×SSC (0.75 M NaCl, 0.075 M sodium citrate), 50 mMsodium phosphate (pH 6.8), 0.1% sodium pyrophosphate, 5×Denhardt'ssolution, sonicated salmon sperm DNA (50 μg/ml), 0.1% SDS, and 10%dextran sulfate at 42° C., with washes at 42° C. in 0.2×SSC (sodiumchloride/sodium citrate) and 50% formamide at 55° C., followed by ahigh-stringency wash consisting of 0.133 SSC containing EDTA at 55° C.

[0176] “Moderately stringent conditions” may be identified as describedby Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, New York:Cold Spring Harbor Press, 1989, and include the use of washing solutionand hybridization conditions (e.g., temperature, ionic strength and %SDS) less stringent than those described above. An example of moderatelystringent conditions is overnight incubation at 37° C. in a solutioncomprising: 20% formamide, 5×SSC (150 mM NaCl, 15 mM trisodium citrate),50 mM sodium phosphate (pH 7.6), 5×Denhardt's solution, 10% dextransulfate, and 20 mg/ml denatured sheared salmon sperm DNA, followed bywashing the filters in 1×SSC at about 35° C.-50° C. The skilled artisanwill recognize how to adjust the temperature, ionic strength etc. asnecessary to accommodate factors such as probe length and the like.

[0177] The term “epitope tagged” when used herein refers to a chimericpolypeptide comprising a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide fused to a “tagpolypeptide”. The tag polypeptide has enough residues to provide anepitope against which an antibody can be made, yet is short enough suchthat it does not interfere with activity of the polypeptide to which itis fused. The tag polypeptide preferably also is fairly unique so thatthe antibody does not substantially cross-react with other epitopes.Suitable tag polypeptides generally have at least six amino acidresidues and usually between about 8 and 50 amino acid residues(preferably, between about 10 and amino acid residues).

[0178] “Active” or “activity” for the purposes herein refers to form(s)of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptides which retain a biological and/oran immunological activity/property of a native or naturally-occurringPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, wherein “biological” activity refers toa function (either inhibitory or stimulatory) caused by a native ornaturally-occurring PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide other than theability to induce the production of an antibody against an antigenicepitope possessed by a native or naturally-occurring PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide and an “immunological” activity refers to the ability toinduce the production of an antibody against an antigenic epitopepossessed by a native or naturally-occurring PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide.

[0179] “Biological activity” in the context of an antibody or anotherantagonist molecule that can be identified by the screening assaysdisclosed herein (e.g., an organic or inorganic small molecule, peptide,etc.) is used to refer to the ability of such molecules to bind orcomplex with the polypeptides encoded by the amplified genes identifiedherein, or otherwise interfere with the interaction of the encodedpolypeptides with other cellular proteins of otherwise interfere withthe transcription or translation of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. A preferred biological activity is growth inhibition of atarget tumor cell. Another preferred biological activity is cytotoxicactivity resulting in the death of the target tumor cell.

[0180] The term “biological activity” in the context of a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide means the ability of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide to induce neoplastic cell growth or uncontrolled cellgrowth.

[0181] The phrase “immunological activity” means immunologicalcross-reactivity with at least one epitope of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide.

[0182] “Immunological cross-reactivity” as used herein means that thecandidate polypeptide is capable of competitively inhibiting thequalitative biological activity of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide having this activity with polyclonal antisera raised againstthe known active PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. Such antisera areprepared in conventional fashion by injecting goats or rabbits, forexample, subcutaneously with the known active analogue in completeFreund's adjuvant, followed by booster intraperitoneal or subcutaneousinjection in incomplete Freunds. The immunological cross-reactivitypreferably is “specific”, which means that the binding affinity of theimmunologically cross-reactive molecule (e.g., antibody) identified, tothe corresponding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide issignificantly higher (preferably at least about 2-times, more preferablyat least about 4-times, even more preferably at least about 8-times,most preferably at least about 10-times higher) than the bindingaffinity of that molecule to any other known native polypeptide.

[0183] The term “antagonist” is used in the broadest sense, and includesany molecule that partially or fully blocks, inhibits, or neutralizes abiological activity of a native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptidedisclosed herein or the transcription or translation thereof. Suitableantagonist molecules specifically include antagonist antibodies orantibody fragments, fragments, peptides, small organic molecules,anti-sense nucleic acids, etc. Included are methods for identifyingantagonists of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide with a candidateantagonist molecule and measuring a detectable change in one or morebiological activities normally associated with the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide.

[0184] A “small molecule” is defined herein to have a molecular weightbelow about 500 Daltons.

[0185] “Antibodies” (Abs) and “immunoglobulins” (Igs) are glycoproteinshaving the same structural characteristics. While antibodies exhibitbinding specificity to a specific antigen, immunoglobulins include bothantibodies and other antibody-like molecules which lack antigenspecificity. Polypeptides of the latter kind are, for example, producedat low levels by the lymph system and at increased levels by myelomas.The term “antibody” is used in the broadest sense and specificallycovers, without limitation, intact monoclonal antibodies, polyclonalantibodies, multispecific antibodies (e.g., bispecific antibodies)formed from at least two intact antibodies, and antibody fragments solong as they exhibit the desired biological activity.

[0186] “Native antibodies” and “native immunoglobulins” are usuallyheterotetrameric glycoproteins of about 150,000 daltons, composed of twoidentical light (L) chains and two identical heavy (H) chains. Eachlight chain is linked to a heavy chain by one covalent disulfide bond,while the number of disulfide linkages varies among the heavy chains ofdifferent immunoglobulin isotypes. Each heavy and light chain also hasregularly spaced intrachain disulfide bridges. Each heavy chain has atone end a variable domain (V_(H)) followed by a number of constantdomains. Each light chain has a variable domain at one end (V_(L)) and aconstant domain at its other end; the constant domain of the light chainis aligned with the first constant domain of the heavy chain, and thelight-chain variable domain is aligned with the variable domain of theheavy chain. Particular amino acid residues are believed to form aninterface between the light- and heavy-chain variable domains.

[0187] The term “variable” refers to the fact that certain portions ofthe variable domains differ extensively in sequence among antibodies andare used in the binding and specificity of each particular antibody forits particular antigen. However, the variability is not evenlydistributed throughout the variable domains of antibodies. It isconcentrated in three segments called complementarity-determiningregions (CDRs) or hypervariable regions both in the light-chain and theheavy-chain variable domains. The more highly conserved portions ofvariable domains are called the framework (FR) regions. The variabledomains of native heavy and light chains each comprise four FR regions,largely adopting a β-sheet configuration, connected by three CDRs, whichform loops connecting, and in some cases forming part of, the β-sheetstructure. The CDRs in each chain are held together in close proximityby the FR regions and, with the CDRs from the other chain, contribute tothe formation of the antigen-binding site of antibodies (see Kabat etal., NIH Publ. No. 91-3242, Vol. I, pages 647-669 (1991)). The constantdomains are not involved directly in binding an antibody to an antigen,but exhibit various effector functions, such as participation of theantibody in antibody-dependent cellular toxicity.

[0188] The term “hypervariable region” when used herein refers to theamino acid residues of an antibody which are responsible forantigen-binding. The hypervariable region comprises amino acid residuesfrom a “complementarity determining region” or “CDR” (i.e., residues24-34 (L1), 50-56 (L2) and 89-97 (L3) in the light chain variable domainand 31-35 (H1), 50-65 (H2) and 95-102 (H3) in the heavy chain variabledomain; Kabat et al., Sequences of Proteins of Immunological Interest,5th Ed. Public Health Service, National Institute of Health, Bethesda,Md. [1991]) and/or those residues from a “hypervariable loop” (i.e.,residues 26-32 (L1), 50-52 (L2) and 91-96 (L3) in the light chainvariable domain and 26-32 (H1), 53-55 (H2) and 96-101 (H3) in the heavychain variable domain; Clothia and Lesk, J. Mol. Biol., 196:901-917[1987]). “Framework” or “FR” residues are those variable domain residuesother than the hypervariable region residues as herein defined.

[0189] “Antibody fragments” comprise a portion of an intact antibody,preferably the antigen binding or variable region of the intactantibody. Examples of antibody fragments include Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)₂, andFv fragments; diabodies; linear antibodies (Zapata et al., Protein Eng.,8(10): 1057-1062 [1995]); single-chain antibody molecules; andmultispecific antibodies formed from antibody fragments.

[0190] Papain digestion of antibodies produces two identicalantigen-binding fragments, called “Fab” fragments, each with a singleantigen-binding site, and a residual “Fc” fragment, whose name reflectsits ability to crystallize readily. Pepsin treatment yields an F(ab′)₂fragment that has two antigen-combining sites and is still capable ofcross-linking antigen.

[0191] “Fv” is the minimum antibody fragment which contains a completeantigen-recognition and -binding site. This region consists of a dimerof one heavy- and one light-chain variable domain in tight, non-covalentassociation. It is in this configuration that the three CDRs of eachvariable domain interact to define an antigen-binding site on thesurface of the V_(H)-V_(L) dimer. Collectively, the six CDRs conferantigen-binding specificity to the antibody. However, even a singlevariable domain (or half of an Fv comprising only three CDRs specificfor an antigen) has the ability to recognize and bind antigen, althoughat a lower affinity than the entire binding site.

[0192] The Fab fragment also contains the constant domain of the lightchain and the first constant domain (CH1) of the heavy chain. Fabfragments differ from Fab′ fragments by the addition of a few residuesat the carboxy terminus of the heavy chain CH1 domain including one ormore cysteines from the antibody hinge region. Fab′-SH is thedesignation herein for Fab′ in which the cysteine residue(s) of theconstant domains bear a free thiol group. F(ab′)₂ antibody fragmentsoriginally were produced as pairs of Fab′ fragments which have hingecysteines between them. Other chemical couplings of antibody fragmentsare also known.

[0193] The “light chains” of antibodies (immunoglobulins) from anyvertebrate species can be assigned to one of two clearly distinct types,called kappa (κ) and lambda (λ), based on the amino acid sequences oftheir constant domains.

[0194] Depending on the amino acid sequence of the constant domain oftheir heavy chains, immunoglobulins can be assigned to differentclasses. There are five major classes of immunoglobulins: IgA, IgD, IgE,IgG, and IgM, and several of these may be further divided intosubclasses (isotypes), e.g., IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4, IgA, and IgA2. Theheavy-chain constant domains that correspond to the different classes ofimmunoglobulins are called α, δ, ε, γ, and μ, respectively. The subunitstructures and three-dimensional configurations of different classes ofimmunoglobulins are well known.

[0195] The term “monoclonal antibody” as used herein refers to anantibody obtained from a population of substantially homogeneousantibodies, i e., the individual antibodies comprising the populationare identical except for possible naturally occurring mutations that maybe present in minor amounts. Monoclonal antibodies are highly specific,being directed against a single antigenic site. Furthermore, in contrastto conventional (polyclonal) antibody preparations which typicallyinclude different antibodies directed against different determinants(epitopes), each monoclonal antibody is directed against a singledeterminant on the antigen. In addition to their specificity, themonoclonal antibodies are advantageous in that they are synthesized bythe hybridoma culture, uncontaminated by other immunoglobulins. Themodifier “monoclonal” indicates the character of the antibody as beingobtained from a substantially homogeneous population of antibodies, andis not to be construed as requiring production of the antibody by anyparticular method. For example, the monoclonal antibodies to be used inaccordance with the present invention may be made by the hybridomamethod first described by Kohler et al., Nature 256:495 [1975], or maybe made by recombinant DNA methods (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567).The “monoclonal antibodies” may also be isolated from phage antibodylibraries using the techniques described in Clackson et al., Nature,352:624-628 [1991] and Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol., 222:581-597 (1991),for example.

[0196] The monoclonal antibodies herein specifically include “chimeric”antibodies (immunoglobulins) in which a portion of the heavy and/orlight chain is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequencesin antibodies derived from a particular species or belonging to aparticular antibody class or subclass, while the remainder of thechain(s) is identical with or homologous to corresponding sequences inantibodies derived from another species or belonging to another antibodyclass or subclass, as well as fragments of such antibodies, so long asthey exhibit the desired biological activity (U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567;Morrison et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 81:6851-6855 [1984]).

[0197] “Humanized” forms of non-human (e.g., murine) antibodies arechimeric immunoglobulins, immunoglobulin chains or fragments thereof(such as Fv, Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)₂ or other antigen-binding subsequences ofantibodies) which contain minimal sequence derived from non-humanimmunoglobulin. For the most part, humanized antibodies are humanimmunoglobulins (recipient antibody) in which residues from a CDR of therecipient are replaced by residues from a CDR of a non-human species(donor antibody) such as mouse, rat or rabbit having the desiredspecificity, affinity, and capacity. In some instances, Fv FR residuesof the human immunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-humanresidues. Furthermore, humanized antibodies may comprise residues whichare found neither in the recipient antibody nor in the imported CDR orframework sequences. These modifications are made to further refine andmaximize antibody performance. In general, the humanized antibody willcomprise substantially all of at least one, and typically two, variabledomains, in which all or substantially all of the CDR regions correspondto those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all ofthe FR regions are those of a human immunoglobulin sequence. Thehumanized antibody optimally also will comprise at least a portion of animmunoglobulin constant region (Fe), typically that of a humanimmunoglobulin. For further details, see, Jones et al., Nature,321:522-525 (1986); Reichmann et al., Nature, 332:323-329 [1988]; andPresta, Curr. Op. Struct. Biol., 2:593-596 (1992). The humanizedantibody include PRIMATIZED™ antibody wherein the antigen-binding regionof the antibody is derived from an antibody produced by immunizingmacaque monkeys with the antigen of interest.

[0198] “Single-chain Fv” or “sFv” antibody fragments comprise the V_(H)and V_(L) domains of antibody, wherein these domains are present in asingle polypeptide chain. Preferably, the Fv polypeptide furthercomprises a polypeptide linker between the V_(H) and V_(L) domains whichenables the sFv to form the desired structure for antigen binding. For areview of sFv see Pluckthun in The Pharmacology of MonoclonalAntibodies, vol. 113, Rosenburg and Moore eds., Springer-Verlag, NewYork, pp. 269-315 (1994).

[0199] The term “diabodies” refers to small antibody fragments with twoantigen-binding sites, which fragments comprise a heavy-chain variabledomain (V_(H)) connected to a light-chain variable domain (V_(L)) in thesame polypeptide chain (V_(H)-V_(L)). By using a linker that is tooshort to allow pairing between the two domains on the same chain, thedomains are forced to pair with the complementary domains of anotherchain and create two antigen-binding sites. Diabodies are described morefully in, for example, EP 404,097; WO 93/11161; and Hollinger et al.,Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:6444-6448 (1993).

[0200] An “isolated” antibody is one which has been identified andseparated and/or recovered from a component of its natural environment.Contaminant components of its natural environment are materials whichwould interfere with diagnostic or therapeutic uses for the antibody,and may include enzymes, hormones, and other proteinaceous ornonproteinaceous solutes. In preferred embodiments, the antibody will bepurified (1) to greater than 95% by weight of antibody as determined bythe Lowry method, and most preferably more than 99% by weight, (2) to adegree sufficient to obtain at least 15 residues of N-terminal orinternal amino acid sequence by use of a spinning cup sequenator, or (3)to homogeneity by SDS-PAGE under reducing or nonreducing conditionsusing Coomassie blue or, preferably, silver stain. Isolated antibodyincludes the antibody in situ within recombinant cells since at leastone component of the antibody's natural environment will not be present.Ordinarily, however, isolated antibody will be prepared by at least onepurification step.

[0201] The word “label” when used herein refers to a detectable compoundor composition which is conjugated directly or indirectly to theantibody so as to generate a “labeled” antibody. The label may bedetectable by itself (e.g., radioisotope labels or fluorescent labels)or, in the case of an enzymatic label, may catalyze chemical alterationof a substrate compound or composition which is detectable.Radionuclides that can serve as detectable labels include, for example,I-131, I-123, I-125, Y-90, Re-188, Re-186, At-211, Cu-67, Bi-212, andPd-109. The label may also be a non-detectable entity such as a toxin.

[0202] By “solid phase” is meant a non-aqueous matrix to which theantibody of the present invention can adhere. Examples of solid phasesencompassed herein include those formed partially or entirely of glass(e.g., controlled pore glass), polysaccharides (e.g., agarose),polyacrylamides, polystyrene, polyvinyl alcohol and silicones. Incertain embodiments, depending on the context, the solid phase cancomprise the well of an assay plate; in others it is a purificationcolumn (e.g., an affinity chromatography column). This term alsoincludes a discontinuous solid phase of discrete particles, such asthose described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,275,149.

[0203] A “liposome” is a small vesicle composed of various types oflipids, phospholipids and/or surfactant which is useful for delivery ofa drug (such as a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or antibodythereto and optionally, a chemotherapeutic agent) to a mammal. Thecomponents of the liposome are commonly arranged in a bilayer formation,similar to the lipid arrangement of biological membranes.

[0204] As used herein, the term “immunoadhesin” designates antibody-likemolecules which combine the binding specificity of a heterologousprotein (an “adhesin”) with the effector functions of immunoglobulinconstant domains. Structurally, the immunoadhesins comprise a fusion ofan amino acid sequence with the desired binding specificity which isother than the antigen recognition and binding site of an antibody(i.e., is “heterologous”), and an immunoglobulin constant domainsequence. The adhesin part of an immunoadhesin molecule typically is acontiguous amino acid sequence comprising at least the binding site of areceptor or a ligand. The immunoglobulin constant domain sequence in theimmunoadhesin may be obtained from any immunoglobulin, such as IgG-1,IgG-2, IgG-3, or IgG-4 subtypes, IgA (including IgA-1 and IgA-2), IgE,IgD or IgM.

[0205] II. Compositions and Methods of the Invention

[0206] A. Full-length PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 polypeptides

[0207] The present invention provides newly identified and isolatednucleotide sequences encoding polypeptides referred to in the presentapplication as PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980. In particular, cDNA encodingPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 and PRO4980 polypeptides has been identified and isolated, asdisclosed in further detail in the Examples below. It is noted thatproteins produced in separate expression rounds may be given differentPRO numbers but the UNQ number is unique for any given DNA and theencoded protein, and will not be changed. However, for sake ofsimplicity, in the present specification the proteins encoded by theherein disclosed nucleic acid sequences as well as all further nativehomologues and variants included in the foregoing definition of PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980will be referred to as “PRO197”, “PRO207”, “PRO226”, “PRO232”, “PRO243”,“PRO256”, “PRO269”, “PRO274”, “PRO304”, “PRO339”, “PRO1558”, “PRO779”,“PRO1185”, “PRO1245”, “PRO1759”, “PRO5775”, “PRO7133”, “PRO7168”,“PRO5725”, “PRO202”, “PRO206”, “PRO264”, “PRO313”, “PRO342”, “PRO542”,“PRO773”, “PRO861”, “PRO1216”, “PRO1686”, “PRO1800”, “PRO3562”,“PRO9850”, “PRO539”, “PRO4316” or“PRO4980”, regardless of their originor mode of preparation.

[0208] As disclosed in the Examples below, cDNA clones have beendeposited with the ATCC, with the exception of known clones: DNA30869,DNA34405, DNA36995, DNA43320, DNA38649, DNA56505, DNA48303, DNA50798,DNA66489, DNA80896, DNA96791, and DNA58725. The actual nucleotidesequence of the clones can readily be determined by the skilled artisanby sequencing of the deposited clone using routine methods in the art.The predicted amino acid sequences can be determined from the nucleotidesequences using routine skill. For the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptides and encoding nucleic acid described herein, Applicants haveidentified what are believed to be the reading frames best identifiablewith the sequence information available at the time.

[0209] B. PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 Variants

[0210] In addition to the full-length native sequence PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980polypeptides described herein, it is contemplated that PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 variantscan be prepared. PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980, variants can be prepared byintroducing appropriate nucleotide changes into the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNAand/or by synthesis of the desired PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that amino acidchanges may alter post-translational processes of the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980, such aschanging the number or position of glycosylation sites or altering themembrane anchoring characteristics.

[0211] Variations in the native full-length sequence PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 or invarious domains of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 described herein, can bemade, for example, using any of the techniques and guidelines forconservative and non-conservative mutations set forth, for instance, inU.S. Pat. No. 5,364,934. Variations may be a substitution, deletion orinsertion of one or more codons encoding the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 thatresults in a change in the amino acid sequence of the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 ascompared with the native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.Optionally the variation is by substitution of at least one amino acidwith any other amino acid in one or more of the domains of the PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.Guidance in determining which amino acid residue may be inserted,substituted or deleted without adversely affecting the desired activitymay be found by comparing the sequence of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 with thatof homologous known protein molecules and minimizing the number of aminoacid sequence changes made in regions of high homology. Amino acidsubstitutions can be the result of replacing one amino acid with anotheramino acid having similar structural and/or chemical properties, such asthe replacement of a leucine with a serine, i.e., conservative aminoacid replacements. Insertions or deletions may optionally be in therange of about 1 to 5 amino acids. The variation allowed may bedetermined by systematically making insertions, deletions orsubstitutions of amino acids in the sequence and testing the resultingvariants for activity exhibited by the full-length or mature nativesequence.

[0212] PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 polypeptide fragments are provided herein.Such fragments may be truncated at the N-terminus or C-terminus, or maylack internal residues, for example, when compared with a full-lengthnative protein. Certain fragments lack amino acid residues that are notessential for a desired biological activity of the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PR304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide.

[0213] PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 fragments may be prepared by any of a numberof conventional techniques. Desired peptide fragments may be chemicallysynthesized. An alternative approach involves generating PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 fragmentsby enzymatic digestion, e.g., by treating the protein with an enzymeknown to cleave proteins at sites defined by particular amino acidresidues, or by digesting the DNA with suitable restriction enzymes andisolating the desired fragment. Yet another suitable technique involvesisolating and amplifying a DNA fragment encoding a desired polypeptidefragment, by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Oligonucleotides thatdefine the desired termini of the DNA fragment are employed at the 5′and 3′ primers in the PCR. Preferably, PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide fragments share at least one biological and/or immunologicalactivity with the native PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.

[0214] In particular embodiments, conservative substitutions of interestare shown in Table 3 under the heading of preferred substitutions. Ifsuch substitutions result in a change in biological activity, then moresubstantial changes, denominated exemplary substitutions in Table 3, oras further described below in reference to amino acid classes, areintroduced and the products screened. TABLE 3 Original ExemplaryPreferred Residue Substitutions Substitutions Ala (A) val; leu; ile valArg (R) lys; gln; asn lys Asn (N) gln; his; lys; arg gln Asp (D) glu gluCys (C) ser ser Gln (Q) asn asn Glu (E) asp asp Gly (G) pro; ala ala His(H) asn; gln; lys; arg arg Ile (I) leu; val; met; ala; phe; leunorleucine Leu (L) norleucine; ile; val; ile met; ala; phe Lys (K) arg;gln; asn arg Met (M) leu; phe; ile leu Phe (F) leu; val; ile; ala; tyrleu Pro (P) ala ala Ser (S) thr thr Thr (T) ser ser Trp (W) tyr; phe tyrTyr (Y) trp; phe; thr; ser phe Val (V) ile; leu; met; phe; leu ala;norleucine

[0215] Substantial modifications in function or immunological identityof the polypeptide are accomplished by selecting substitutions thatdiffer significantly in their effect on maintaining (a) the structure ofthe polypeptide backbone in the area of the substitution, for example,as a sheet or helical conformation, (b) the charge or hydrophobicity ofthe molecule at the target site, or (c) the bulk of the side chain.Naturally occurring residues are divided into groups based on commonside-chain properties:

[0216] (1) hydrophobic: norleucine, met, ala, val, leu, ile;

[0217] (2) neutral hydrophilic: cys, ser, thr;

[0218] (3) acidic: asp, glu;

[0219] (4) basic: asn, gin, his, lys, arg;

[0220] (5) residues that influence chain orientation: gly, pro; and

[0221] (6) aromatic: trp, tyr, phe.

[0222] Non-conservative substitutions will entail exchanging a member ofone of these classes for another class. Such substituted residues alsomay be introduced into the conservative substitution sites or, morepreferably, into the remaining (non-conserved) sites.

[0223] The variations can be made using methods known in the art such asoligonucleotide-mediated (site-directed) mutagenesis, alanine scanning,and PCR mutagenesis. Site-directed mutagenesis [Carter et al., Nucl.Acids Res., 13:4331 (1986); Zoller et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 10:6487(1987)], cassette mutagenesis [Wells et al., Gene, 34:315 (1985)],restriction selection mutagenesis [Wells et al., Philos. Trans. R. Soc.London SerA, 317:415 (1986)] or other known techniques can be performedon the cloned DNA to produce the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 variant DNA.

[0224] Scanning amino acid analysis can also be employed to identify oneor more amino acids along a contiguous sequence. Among the preferredscanning amino acids are relatively small, neutral amino acids. Suchamino acids include alanine, glycine, serine, and cysteine. Alanine istypically a preferred scanning amino acid among this group because iteliminates the side-chain beyond the beta-carbon and is less likely toalter the main-chain conformation of the variant [Cunningham and Wells,Science, 244: 1081-1085 (1989)]. Alanine is also typically preferredbecause it is the most common amino acid. Further, it is frequentlyfound in both buried and exposed positions [Creighton, The Proteins,(W.H. Freeman & Co, N.Y.); Chothia, J. Mol. Biol. 150:1 (1976)]. Ifalanine substitution does not yield adequate amounts of variant, anisoteric amino acid can be used.

[0225] C. Modifications of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980

[0226] Covalent modifications of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 and PRO4980 are includedwithin the scope of this invention. One type of covalent modificationincludes reacting targeted amino acid residues of a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide with an organic derivatizing agent that is capable ofreacting with selected side chains or the N- or C-terminal residues ofthe PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Derivatization with bifunctional agents isuseful, for instance, for crosslinking PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 to awater-insoluble support matrix or surface for use in the method forpurifying anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232,anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304,anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245,anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725,anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342,anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686,anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 oranti-PRO4980 antibodies, and vice-versa. Commonly used crosslinkingagents include, e.g., 1,1-bis(diazoacetyl)-2-phenylethane,glutaraldehyde, N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, for example, esters with4-azidosalicylic acid, homobifunctional imidoesters, includingdisuccinimidyl esters such as 3,3′-dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate),bifunctional maleimides such as bis-N-maleimido-1,8-octane and agentssuch as methyl-3-[(p-azidophenyl)dithio]propioimidate.

[0227] Other modifications include deamidation of glutaminyl andasparaginyl residues to the corresponding glutamyl and aspartylresidues, respectively, hydroxylation of proline and lysine,phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of seryl or threonyl residues,methylation of the α-amino groups of lysine, arginine, and histidineside chains [T.E. Creighton, Proteins: Structure and MolecularProperties, W.H. Freeman & Co., San Francisco, pp. 79-86 (1983)],acetylation of the N-terminal amine, and amidation of any C-terminalcarboxyl group Another type of covalent modification of the PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide included within the scope of this invention comprisesaltering the native glycosylation pattern of the polypeptide. “Alteringthe native glycosylation pattern” is intended for purposes herein tomean deleting one or more carbohydrate moieties found in native sequencePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 (either by removing the underlying glycosylation siteor by deleting the glycosylation by chemical and/or enzymatic means),and/or adding one or more glycosylation sites that are not present inthe native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. In addition, the phraseincludes qualitative changes in the glycosylation of the nativeproteins, involving a change in the nature and proportions of thevarious carbohydrate moieties present.

[0228] Addition of glycosylation sites to the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide may be accomplished by altering the amino acid sequence. Thealteration may be made, for example, by the addition of, or substitutionby, one or more serine or threonine residues to the native sequencePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 (for O-linked glycosylation sites). The PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980amino acid sequence may optionally be altered through changes at the DNAlevel, particularly by mutating the DNA encoding the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide at preselected bases such that codons are generated thatwill translate into the desired amino acids.

[0229] Another means of increasing the number of carbohydrate moietieson the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide is by chemical or enzymaticcoupling of glycosides to the polypeptide. Such methods are described inthe art, e.g., in WO 87/05330 published Sep. 11, 1987, and in Aplin andWriston, CRC Crit. Rev. Biochem., pp. 259-306 (1981).

[0230] Removal of carbohydrate moieties present on the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide may be accomplished chemically or enzymatically or bymutational substitution of codons encoding for amino acid residues thatserve as targets for glycosylation. Chemical deglycosylation techniquesare known in the art and described, for instance, by Hakimuddin, et al.,Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 259:52 (1987) and by Edge et al., Anal.Biochem., 118:131 (1981). Enzymatic cleavage of carbohydrate moieties onpolypeptides can be achieved by the use of a variety of endo- andexo-glycosidases as described by Thotakura et al., Meth. Enzymol.,138:350 (1987).

[0231] Another type of covalent modification of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 compriseslinking the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide to one of a variety ofnonproteinaceous polymers, e.g., polyethylene glycol (PEG),polypropylene glycol, or polyoxyalkylenes, in the manner set forth inU.S. Pat. Nos. 4,640,835; 4,496,689; 4,301,144; 4,670,417; 4,791,192 or4,179,337.

[0232] The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 of the present invention may also bemodified in a way to form a chimeric molecule comprising PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 fused toanother, heterologous polypeptide or amino acid sequence.

[0233] In one embodiment, such a chimeric molecule comprises a fusion ofthe PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 with a tag polypeptide which provides anepitope to which an anti-tag antibody can selectively bind. The epitopetag is generally placed at the amino- or carboxyl-terminus of thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980. The presence of such epitope-tagged forms of thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 can be detected using an antibody against the tagpolypeptide. Also, provision of the epitope tag enables the PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980to be readily purified by affinity purification using an anti-tagantibody or another type of affinity matrix that binds to the epitopetag. Various tag polypeptides and their respective antibodies are wellknown in the art. Examples include poly-histidine (poly-His) orpoly-histidine-glycine (poly-His-gly) tags; the flu HA tag polypeptideand its antibody 12CA5 [Field et al., Mol. Cell. Biol., 8:2159-2165(1988)]; the c-myc tag and the 8F9, 3C7, 6E10, G4, B7 and 9E10antibodies thereto [Evan et al., Molecular and Cellular Biology,5:3610-3616 (1985)]; and the Herpes Simplex virus glycoprotein D (gD)tag and its antibody [Paborsky et al., Protein Engineering, 3(6):547-553(1990)]. Other tag polypeptides include the Flag-peptide [Hopp et al.,BioTechnology, 6:1204-1210 (1988)]; the KT3 epitope peptide [Martin etal., Science, 255:192-194 (1992)1; an α-tubulin epitope peptide [Skinneret al., J. Biol. Chem., 266:15163-15166 (1991)]; and the T7 gene 10protein peptide tag [Lutz-Freyermuth et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,87:6393-6397 (1990)].

[0234] In an alternative embodiment, the chimeric molecule may comprisea fusion of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 with an immunoglobulin or aparticular region of an immunoglobulin. For a bivalent form of thechimeric molecule (also referred to as an “immunoadhesin”), such afusion could be to the Fc region of an IgG molecule. The Ig fusionspreferably include the substitution of a soluble (transmembrane domaindeleted or inactivated) form of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide in place of at least one variable region within an Igmolecule. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the immunoglobulinfusion includes the hinge, CH2 and CH3, or the hinge, CH1, CH2 and CH3regions of an IgG1 molecule. For the production of immunoglobulinfusions see also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,428,130 issued Jun. b 27, 1995.

[0235] D. Preparation of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1I85, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 Polypeptides

[0236] The description below relates primarily to production of PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980by culturing cells transformed or transfected with a vector containingPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 nucleic acid. It is, of course, contemplated thatalternative methods, which are well known in the art, may be employed toprepare PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. For instance, the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 sequence,or portions thereof, may be produced by direct peptide synthesis usingsolid-phase techniques [see, e.g., Stewart et al., Solid-Phase PeptideSynthesis, W.H. Freeman Co., San Francisco, Calif. (1969); Merrifield,J. Am. Chem. Soc., 85:2149-2154 (1963)]. In vitro protein synthesis maybe performed using manual techniques or by automation. Automatedsynthesis may be accomplished, for instance, using an Applied BiosystemsPeptide Synthesizer (Foster City, Calif.) using manufacturer'sinstructions. Various portions of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may bechemically synthesized separately and combined using chemical orenzymatic methods to produce the full-length PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.

[0237] a. Isolation of DNA Encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980Polypeptide

[0238] DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980may be obtained from a cDNAlibrary prepared from tissue believed to possess the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 mRNA andto express it at a detectable level. Accordingly, human PRO197, humanPRO207, human PRO226, human PRO232, human PRO243, human PRO256, humanPRO269, human PRO274, human PRO304, human PRO339, human PRO1558, humanPRO779, human PRO1185, human PRO1245, human PRO1759, human PRO5775,human PRO7133, human PRO7168, human PRO5725, human PRO202, human PRO206,human PRO264, human PRO313, human PRO342, human PRO542, human PRO773,human PRO861, human PRO1216, human PRO1686, human PRO1800, humanPRO3562, human PRO9850, human PRO539, human PRO4316 or human PRO4980 DNAcan be conveniently obtained from a cDNA library prepared from humantissue, such as described in the Examples. PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-,PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-,PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-,PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-,PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-,PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding gene may also be obtained from a genomiclibrary or by oligonucleotide synthesis.

[0239] Libraries can be screened with probes (such as antibodies to thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, or oligonucleotides of at least about20-80 bases) designed to identify the gene of interest or the proteinencoded by it. Screening the cDNA or genomic library with the selectedprobe may be conducted using standard procedures, such as described inSambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (New York: ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1989). An alternative means to isolatethe gene encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 is to use methodology[Sambrook et al., supra; Dieffenbach et al., PCR Primer: A LaboratoryManual (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1995)].

[0240] The Examples below describe techniques for screening a cDNAlibrary. The oligonucleotide sequences selected as probes should be ofsufficient length and sufficiently unambiguous that false positives areminimized. The oligonucleotide is preferably labeled such that it can bedetected upon hybridization to DNA in the library being screened.Methods of labeling are well known in the art, and include the use ofradiolabels like ³²Pl-labeled ATP, biotinylation or enzyme labeling.Hybridization conditions, including moderate stringency and highstringency, are provided in Sambrook et al., supra.

[0241] Sequences identified in such library screening methods can becompared and aligned to other known sequences deposited and available inpublic databases such as GenBank or other private sequence databases.Sequence identity (at either the amino acid or nucleotide level) withindefined regions of the molecule or across the full-length sequence canbe determined using methods known in the art and as described herein.

[0242] Nucleic acid having protein coding sequence may be obtained byscreening selected cDNA or genomic libraries using the deduced aminoacid sequence disclosed herein for the first time, and, if necessary,using conventional primer extension procedures as described in Sambrooket al., supra, to detect precursors and processing intermediates of mRNAthat may not have been reverse-transcribed into cDNA.

[0243] b. Selection and Transformation of Host Cells

[0244] Host cells are transfected or transformed with expression orcloning vectors described herein for PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980production and cultured in conventional nutrient media modified asappropriate for inducing promoters, selecting transformants, oramplifying the genes encoding the desired sequences. The cultureconditions, such as media, temperature, pH and the like, can be selectedby the skilled artisan without undue experimentation. In general,principles, protocols, and practical techniques for maximizing theproductivity of cell cultures can be found in Mammalian CellBiotechnology: a Practical Approach, M. Butler, ed. (IRL Press, 1991)and Sambrook et al., supra.

[0245] Methods of eukaryotic cell transfection and prokaryotic celltransformation are known to the ordinarily skilled artisan, for example,CaCl₂, CaPO₄, liposome-mediated and electroporation. Depending on thehost cell used, transformation is performed using standard techniquesappropriate to such cells. The calcium treatment employing calciumchloride, as described in Sambrook et al., supra, or electroporation isgenerally used for prokaryotes. Infection with Agrobacterium tumefaciensis used for transformation of certain plant cells, as described by Shawet al., Gene, 23:315 (1983) and WO 89/05859 published Jun. 29, 1989. Formammalian cells without such cell walls, the calcium phosphateprecipitation method of Graham and van der Eb, Virology, 52:456-457(1978) can be employed. General aspects of mammalian cell host systemtransfections have been described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,399,216.Transformations into yeast are typically carried out according to themethod of Van Solingen et al., J. Bact., 130:946 (1977) and Hsiao etal., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA), 76:3829 (1979). However, othermethods for introducing DNA into cells, such as by nuclearmicroinjection, electroporation, bacterial protoplast fusion with intactcells, or polycations, e.g., polybrene, polyornithine, may also be used.For various techniques for transforming mammalian cells, see, Keown etal., Methods in Enzymology, 185:527-537 (1990) and Mansour et al.,Nature, 336:348-352 (1988).

[0246] Suitable host cells for cloning or expressing the DNA in thevectors herein include prokaryote, yeast, or higher eukaryote cells.Suitable prokaryotes include but are not limited to eubacteria, such asGram-negative or Gram-positive organisms, for example,Enterobacteriaceae such as E. coli. Various E. coli strains are publiclyavailable, such as E. coli K12 strain MM294 (ATCC 31,446); E. coli X1776(ATCC 31,537); E. coli strain W3110 (ATCC 27,325) and E. coli strain KS772 (ATCC 53,635). Other suitable prokaryotic host cells includeEnterobacteriaceae such as Escherichia, e.g., E. coli, Enterobacter,Erwinia, Klebsiella, Proteus, Salmonella, e.g., Salmonella typhimurium,Serratia, e.g., Serratia marcescans, and Shigella, as well as Bacillisuch as B. subtilis and B. licheniformis (e.g., B. licheniformis 41Pdisclosed in DD 266,710 published Apr. 12, 1989), Pseudomonas such as P.aeruginosa, and Streptomyces. These examples are illustrative ratherthan limiting. Strain W3110 is one particularly preferred host or parenthost because it is a common host strain for recombinant DNA productfermentations. Preferably, the host cell secretes minimal amounts ofproteolytic enzymes. For example, strain W3110 may be modified to effecta genetic mutation in the genes encoding proteins endogenous to thehost, with examples of such hosts including E. coli W3110 strain 1A2,which has the complete genotype tonA ; E. coli W3110 strain 9E4, whichhas the complete genotype tonA ptr3; E. coli W3110 strain 27C7 (ATCC55,244), which has the complete genotype tonA ptr3 phoA E15(argF-lac)169 degP ompT kan^(r) ; E. coli W3110 strain 37D6, which hasthe complete genotype tonA ptr3phoA E15 (argF-lac)169 degP ompT rbs7ilvG kan^(r) ; E. coli W3110 strain 40B4, which is strain 37D6 with anon-kanamycin resistant degP deletion mutation; and an E. coli strainhaving mutant periplasmic protease disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,783issued Aug. 7, 1990. Alternatively, in vitro methods of cloning, e.g.,PCR or other nucleic acid polymerase reactions, are suitable.

[0247] In addition to prokaryotes, eukaryotic microbes such asfilamentous fungi or yeast are suitable cloning or expression hosts forPRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-,PRO304, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-,PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-,PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-,PRO1800-,PRO3562-,PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encodingvectors. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a commonly used lower eukaryotichost microorganism. Others include Schizosaccharomyces pombe (Beach andNurse, Nature, 290: 140 [1981]; EP 139,383 published May 2, 1985);Kluyveromyces hosts (U.S. Pat. No. 4,943,529; Fleer et al.,Bio/Technology, 9:968-975 (1991)) such as, e.g., K. lactis (MW98-8C,CBS683, CBS4574; Louvencourt et al., J. Bacteriol., 737 [1983]), K.fragilis (ATCC 12,424), K. bulgaricus (ATCC 16,045), K. wickeramii (ATCC24,178), K waltii (ATCC 56,500), K drosophilarum (ATCC 36,906; VandenBerg et al., Bio/Technology, 8:135 (1990)), K. thermotolerans, and K.marxianus; yarrowia (EP 402,226); Pichia pastoris (EP 183,070;Sreekrishna et al., J. Basic Microbiol., 28:265-278 [1988]); Candida;Trichoderma reesia (EP 244,234); Neurospora crassa (Case et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 76:5259-5263 [1979]); Schwanniomyces such asSchwanniomyces occidentalis (EP 394,538 published Oct. 31, 1990); andfilamentous fungi such as, e.g., Neurospora, Penicillium, Tolypocladium(WO 91/00357 published Jan. 10, 1991), and Aspergillus hosts such as A.nidulans (Ballance et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 112:284-289[1983]; Tilburn et al., Gene 26:205-221 [1983]; Yelton et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 81:1470-1474 [1984]) and A. niger (Kelly andHynes, EMBO J., 4:475-479 [1985]). Methylotropic yeasts are suitableherein and include, but are not limited to, yeast capable of growth onmethanol selected from the genera consisting of Hansenula, Candida,Kloeckera, Pichia, Saccharomyces, Torulopsis, and Rhodotorula. A list ofspecific species that are exemplary of this class of yeasts may be foundin C. Anthony, The Biochemistry of Methylotrophs, 269 (1982).

[0248] Suitable host cells for the expression of glycosylated PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980are derived from multicellular organisms. Examples of invertebrate cellsinclude insect cells such as Drosophila S2 and Spodoptera Sf9, as wellas plant cells. Examples of useful mammalian host cell lines includeChinese hamster ovary (CHO) and COS cells. More specific examplesinclude monkey kidney CV1 line transformed by SV40 (COS-7, ATCC CRL1651); human embryonic kidney line (293 or 293 cells subcloned forgrowth in suspension culture, Graham et al., J. Gen. Virol., 36:59(1977)); Chinese hamster ovary cells/-DHFR (CHO), Urlaub and Chasin,Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77:4216 (1980)); mouse sertoli cells (TM4,Mather, Biol. Reprod., 23:243-251 (1980)); human lung cells (W138, ATCCCCL 75); human liver cells (Hep G2, HB 8065); and mouse mammary tumor(MMT 060562, ATCC CCL51). The selection of the appropriate host cell isdeemed to be within the skill in the art.

[0249] c. Selection and Use of a Replicable Vector

[0250] The nucleic acid (e.g., cDNA orgenormic DNA) encoding PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980may be inserted into a replicable vector for cloning (amplification ofthe DNA) or for expression. Various vectors are publicly available. Thevector may, for example, be in the form of a plasmid, cosmid, viralparticle, or phage. The appropriate nucleic acid sequence may beinserted into the vector by a variety of procedures. In general, DNA isinserted into an appropriate restriction endonuclease site(s) usingtechniques known in the art. Vector components generally include, butare not limited to, one or more of a signal sequence, an origin ofreplication, one or more marker genes, an enhancer element, a promoter,and a transcription termination sequence. Construction of suitablevectors containing one or more of these components employs standardligation techniques which are known to the skilled artisan.

[0251] The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO]558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be produced recombinantly notonly directly, but also as a fusion polypeptide with a heterologouspolypeptide, which may be a signal sequence or other polypeptide havinga specific cleavage site at the N-terminus of the mature protein orpolypeptide. In general, the signal sequence may be a component of thevector, or it may be a part of the PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-,PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-,PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-,PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-,PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- orPRO4980-encoding DNA that is inserted into the vector. The signalsequence may be a prokaryotic signal sequence selected, for example,from the group of the alkaline phosphatase, penicillinase, lpp, orheat-stable enterotoxin II leaders. For yeast secretion the signalsequence may be, e.g., the yeast invertase leader, alpha factor leader(including Saccharomyces and Kluyveromyces α-factor leaders, the latterdescribed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,010,182), or acid phosphatase leader, theC. albicans glucoamylase leader (EP 362,179 published Apr. 4, 1990), orthe signal described in WO 90/13646 published Nov. 15, 1990. Inmammalian cell expression, mammalian signal sequences may be used todirect secretion of the protein, such as signal sequences from secretedpolypeptides of the same or related species, as well as viral secretoryleaders.

[0252] Both expression and cloning vectors contain a nucleic acidsequence that enables the vector to replicate in one or more selectedhost cells. Such sequences are well known for a variety of bacteria,yeast, and viruses. The origin of replication from the plasmid pBR322 issuitable for most Gram-negative bacteria, the 2μ plasmid origin issuitable for yeast, and various viral origins (SV40, polyoma,adenovirus, VSV or BPV) are useful for cloning vectors in mammaliancells.

[0253] Expression and cloning vectors will typically contain a selectiongene, also termed a selectable marker. Typical selection genes encodeproteins that (a) confer resistance to antibiotics or other toxins,e.g., ampicillin, neomycin, methotrexate, or tetracycline, (b)complement auxotrophic deficiencies, or (c) supply critical nutrientsnot available from complex media, e.g., the gene encoding D-alanineracemase for Bacilli.

[0254] An example of suitable selectable markers for mammalian cells arethose that enable the identification of cells competent to take up thePRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-,PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-,PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-,PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-,PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encodingnucleic acid, such as DHFR or thymidine kinase. An appropriate host cellwhen wild-type DHFR is employed is the CHO cell line deficient in DHFRactivity, prepared and propagated as described by Urlaub et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77:4216 (1980). A suitable selection gene for usein yeast is the trpl gene present in the yeast plasmid YRp7 [Stinchcombet al., Nature, 282:39 (1979); Kingsman et al., Gene, 7:141 (1979);Tschemper et al., Gene 10:157 (1980)]. The trp1 gene provides aselection marker for a mutant strain of yeast lacking the ability togrow in tryptophan, for example, ATCC No. 44076 or PEP4-1 [Jones,Genetics, 85:12 (1977)].

[0255] Expression and cloning vectors usually contain a promoteroperably linked to the PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-,PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-,PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-,PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-,PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- orPRO4980-encoding nucleic acid sequence to direct mRNA synthesis.Promoters recognized by a variety of potential host cells are wellknown. Promoters suitable for use with prokaryotic hosts include theβ-lactamase and lactose promoter systems [Chang et al., Nature, 275:615(1978); Goeddel et al., Nature, 281:544 (1979)], alkaline phosphatase, atryptophan (trp) promoter system [Goeddel, Nucleic Acids Res., 8:4057(1980); EP 36,776], and hybrid promoters such as the tac promoter[deBoer et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 80:21-25 (1983)]. Promotersfor use in bacterial systems also will contain a Shine-Dalgarno (S.D.)sequence operably linked to the DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.

[0256] Examples of suitable promoting sequences for use with yeast hostsinclude the promoters for 3-phosphoglycerate kinase [Hitzeman et al., J.Biol. Chem., 255:2073 (1980)] or other glycolytic enzymes [Hess et al.,J. Adv. Enzyme Reg., 7:149 (1968); Holland, Biochemistry, 17:4900(1978)], such as enolase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase,hexokinase, pyruvate decarboxylase, phosphofructokinase,glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, 3-phosphoglycerate mutase, pyruvatekinase, triosephosphate isomerase, phosphoglucose isomerase, andglucokinase.

[0257] Other yeast promoters, which are inducible promoters having theadditional advantage of transcription controlled by growth conditions,are the promoter regions for alcohol dehydrogenase 2, isocytochrome C,acid phosphatase, degradative enzymes associated with nitrogenmetabolisr, metallothionein, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase,and enzymes responsible for maltose and galactose utilization. Suitablevectors and promoters for use in yeast expression are further describedin EP 73,657.

[0258] PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1180, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 transcription from vectors in mammalian hostcells is controlled, for example, by promoters obtained from the genomesof viruses such as polyoma virus, fowlpox virus (UK 2,211,504 publishedJul. 5, 1989), adenovirus (such as Adenovirus 2), bovine papillomavirus, avian sarcoma virus, cytomegalovirus, a retrovirus, hepatitis-Bvirus and Sirian Virus 40 (SV40), from heterologous mammalian promoters,e.g., the actin promoter or an immunoglobulin promoter, and fromheat-shock promoters, provided such promoters are compatible with thehost cell systems.

[0259] Transcription of a DNA encoding the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 by highereukaryotes may be increased by inserting an enhancer sequence into thevector. Enhancers are cis-acting elements of DNA, usually about from 10to 300 bp, that act on a promoter to increase its transcription. Manyenhancer sequences are now known from mammalian genes (globin, elastase,albumin, α-fetoprotein, and insulin). Typically, however, one will usean enhancer from a eukaryotic cell virus. Examples include the SV40enhancer on the late side of the replication origin (bp 100-270), thecytomegalovirus early promoter enhancer, the polyoma enhancer on thelate side of the replication origin, and adenovirus enhancers. Theenhancer may be spliced into the vector at a position 5′ or 3′ to thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 coding sequence, but is preferably located at a site5′ from the promoter.

[0260] Expression vectors used in eukaryotic host cells (yeast, fungi,insect, plant, animal, human, or nucleated cells from othermulticellular organisms) will also contain sequences necessary for thetermination of transcription and for stabilizing the mRNA. Suchsequences are commonly available from the 5′ and, occasionally 3′,untranslated regions of eukaryotic or viral DNAs or cDNAs. These regionscontain nucleotide segments transcribed as polyadenylated fragments inthe untranslated portion of the mRNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.

[0261] Still other methods, vectors, and host cells suitable foradaptation to the synthesis of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 in recombinantvertebrate cell culture are described in Gething et al., Nature293:620-625(1981); Mantei et al., Nature 281:40-46 (1979); EP 117,060;and EP 117,058.

[0262] d. Detecting Gene Amplification/Expression

[0263] Gene amplification and/or expression may be measured in a sampledirectly, for example, by conventional Southern blotting, Northernblotting to quantitate the transcription of mRNA [Thomas, Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA, 77:5201-5205 (1980)], dot blotting (DNA analysis), or insitu hybridization, using an appropriately labeled probe, based on thesequences provided herein. Alternatively, antibodies may be employedthat can recognize specific duplexes, including DNA duplexes, RNAduplexes, and DNA-RNA hybrid duplexes or DNA-protein duplexes. Theantibodies in turn may be labeled and the assay may be carried out wherethe duplex is bound to a surface, so that upon the formation of duplexon the surface, the presence of antibody bound to the duplex can bedetected.

[0264] Gene expression, alternatively, may be measured by immunologicalmethods, such as immunohistochemical staining of cells or tissuesections and assay of cell culture or body fluids, to quantitatedirectly the expression of gene product. Antibodies useful forimmunohistochemical staining and/or assay of sample fluids may be eithermonoclonal or polyclonal, and may be prepared in any mammal.Conveniently, the antibodies may be prepared against a native sequencePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or against a synthetic peptide based onthe DNA sequences provided herein or against an exogenous sequence fusedto PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA and encoding a specific antibody epitope.

[0265] e. Purification of Polypeptide

[0266] Forms of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be recovered from culture mediumor from host cell lysates. If membrane-bound, it can be released fromthe membrane using a suitable detergent solution (e.g., Triton-X 100)orbyenzymatic cleavage. Cells employed in expression of PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can bedisrupted by various physical or chemical means, such as freeze-thawcycling, sonication, mechanical disruption, or cell lysing agents.

[0267] It may be desired to purify PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316or PRO4980 fromrecombinant cell proteins or polypeptides. The following procedures areexemplary of suitable purification procedures: by fractionation on anion-exchange column; ethanol precipitation; reverse phase HPLC;chromatography on silica or on a cation-exchange resin such as DEAE;chromatofocusing; SDS-PAGE; ammonium sulfate precipitation; gelfiltration using, for example, Sephadex G-75; protein A Sepharosecolumns to remove contaminants such as IgG; and metal chelating columnsto bind epitope-tagged forms of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Variousmethods of protein purification may be employed and such methods areknown in the art and described for example in Deutscher, Methods inEnzymology, 182(1990); Scopes, Protein Purification: Principles andPractice, Springer-Verlag, New York (1982). The purification step(s)selected will depend, for example, on the nature of the productionprocess used and the particular PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 produced.

[0268] E. Amplification of Genes Encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980Polypeptides in Tumor Tissues and Cell Lines

[0269] The present invention is based on the identification andcharacterization of genes that are amplified in certain cancer cells.

[0270] The genome of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms is subjectedto two seemingly conflicting requirements. One is the preservation andpropagation of DNA as the genetic information in its original form, toguarantee stable inheritance through multiple generations. On the otherhand, cells or organisms must be able to adapt to lasting environmentalchanges. The adaptive mechanisms can include qualitative or quantitativemodifications of the genetic material. Qualitative modifications includeDNA mutations, in which coding sequences are altered resulting in astructurally and/or functionally different protein. Gene amplificationis a quantitative modification, whereby the actual number of completecoding sequence, i.e., a gene, increases, leading to an increased numberof available templates for transcription, an increased number oftranslatable transcripts, and, ultimately, to an increased abundance ofthe protein encoded by the amplified gene.

[0271] The phenomenon of gene amplification and its underlyingmechanisms have been investigated in vitro in several prokaryotic andeukaryotic culture systems. The best-characterized example of geneamplification involves the culture of eukaryotic cells in mediumcontaining variable concentrations of the cytotoxic drug methotrexate(MTX). MTX is a folic acid analogue and interferes with DNA synthesis byblocking the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). During the initialexposure to low concentrations of MTX most cells (>99.9%) will die. Asmall number of cells survive, and are capable of growing in increasingconcentrations of MTX by producing large amounts of DHFR-RNA andprotein. The basis of this overproduction is the amplification of thesingle DHFR gene. The additional copies of the gene are found asextrachromosomal copies in the form of small, supernumerary chromosomes(double minutes) or as integrated chromosomal copies.

[0272] Gene amplification is most commonly encountered in thedevelopment of resistance to cytotoxic drugs (antibiotics for bacteriaand chemotherapeutic agents for eukaryotic cells) and neoplastictransformation. Transformation of a eukaryotic cell as a spontaneousevent or due to a viral or chemical/environmental insult is typicallyassociated with changes in the genetic material of that cell. One of themost common genetic changes observed in human malignancies are mutationsof the p53 protein. p53 controls the transition of cells from thestationary (G1) to the replicative (S) phase and prevents thistransition in the presence of DNA damage. In other words, one of themain consequences of disabling p53 mutations is the accumulation andpropagation of DNA damage, i.e., genetic changes. Common types ofgenetic changes in neoplastic cells are, in addition to point mutations,amplifications and gross, structural alterations, such astranslocations.

[0273] The amplification of DNA sequences may indicate a specificfunctional requirement as illustrated in the DHFR experimental system.Therefore, the amplification of certain oncogenes in malignancies pointstoward a causative role of these genes in the process of malignanttransformation and maintenance of the transformed phenotype. Thishypothesis has gained support in recent studies. For example, the bcl-2protein was found to be amplified in certain types of non-Hodgkin'slymphoma. This protein inhibits apoptosis and leads to the progressiveaccumulation of neoplastic cells. Members of the gene family of growthfactor receptors have been found to be amplified in various types ofcancers suggesting that overexpression of these receptors may makeneoplastic cells less susceptible to limiting amounts of availablegrowth factor. Examples include the amplification of the androgenreceptor in recurrent prostate cancer during androgen deprivationtherapy and the amplification of the growth factor receptor homologueERB2 in breast cancer. Lastly, genes involved in intracellular signalingand control of cell cycle progression can undergo amplification duringmalignant transformation. This is illustrated by the amplification ofthe bcl-I and ras genes in various epithelial and lymphoid neoplasms.

[0274] These earlier studies illustrate the feasibility of identifyingamplified DNA sequences in neoplasms, because this approach can identifygenes important for malignant transformation. The case of ERB2 alsodemonstrates the feasibility from a therapeutic standpoint, sincetransforming proteins may represent novel and specific targets for tumortherapy.

[0275] Several different techniques can be used to demonstrate amplifiedgenomic sequences. Classical cytogenetic analysis of chromosome spreadsprepared from cancer cells is adequate to identify gross structuralalterations, such as translocations, deletions and inversions. Amplifiedgenomic regions can only be visualized, if they involve large regionswith high copy numbers or are present as extrachromosomal material.While cytogenetics was the first technique to demonstrate the consistentassociation of specific chromosomal changes with particular neoplasms,it is inadequate for the identification and isolation of manageable DNAsequences. The more recently developed technique of comparative genomichybridization (CGH) has illustrated the widespread phenomenon of genomicamplification in neoplasms. Tumor and normal DNA are hybridizedsimultaneously onto metaphases of normal cells and the entire genome canbe screened by image analysis for DNA sequences that are present in thetumor at an increased frequency. (WO 93/18,186; Gray et al., RadiationRes., 137:275-289 [1994]). As a screening method, this type of analysishas revealed a large number of recurring amplicons (a stretch ofamplified DNA) in a variety of human neoplasms. Although CGH is moresensitive than classical cytogenetic analysis in identifying amplifiedstretches of DNA, it does not allow a rapid identification and isolationof coding sequences within the amplicon by standard molecular genetictechniques.

[0276] The most sensitive methods to detect gene amplification arepolymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assays. These assays utilize verysmall amount of tumor DNA as starting material, are exquisitelysensitive, provide DNA that is amenable to further analysis, such assequencing and are suitable for high-volume throughput analysis.

[0277] The above-mentioned assays are not mutually exclusive, but arefrequently used in combination to identify amplifications in neoplasms.While cytogenetic analysis and CGH represent screening methods to surveythe entire genome for amplified regions, PCR-based assays are mostsuitable for the final identification of coding sequences, i.e., genesin amplified regions.

[0278] According to the present invention, such genes have beenidentified by quantitative PCR (S. Gelmini et al., Clin. Chem., 43:752[1997]), by comparing DNA from a variety of primary tumors, includingbreast, lung, colon, prostate, brain, liver, kidney, pancreas, spleen,thymus, testis, ovary, uterus, etc., tumor, or tumor cell lines, withpooled DNA from healthy donors. Quantitative PCR was performed using aTaqMan™ instrument (ABI). Gene-specific primers and fluorogenic probeswere designed based upon the coding sequences of the DNAs.

[0279] Human lung carcinoma cell lines include A549 (SRCC768), Calu-1(SRCC769), Calu-6 (SRCC770), H157 (SRCC771), H441 (SRCC772), H460(SRCC773), SKMES-1 (SRCC774), SW900 (SRCC775), H522 (SRCC832),and H810(SRCC833), all available from ATCC. Primary human lung tumor cellsusually derive from adenocarcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, largecell carcinomas, non-small cell carcinomas, small cell carcinomas, andbroncho alveolar carcinomas, and include, for example, SRCC724(adenocarcinoma, abbreviated as “AdenoCa”)(LT1), SRCC725 (squamous cellcarcinoma, abbreviated as “SqCCa)(LT1a), SRCC726 (adenocarcinoma)(LT2),SRCC727 (adenocarcinoma)(LT3), SRCC728 (adenocarcinoma)(LT4), SRCC729(squamous cell carcinoma)(LT6), SRCC730 (adeno/squamous cellcarcinoma)(LT7), SRCC731 (adenocarcinoma)(LT9), SRCC732 (squamous cellcarcinoma)(LT10), SRCC733 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT11), SRCC734(adenocarcinoma)(LT12), SRCC735 (adeno/squamous cell carcinoma)(LT13),SRCC736 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT15), SRCC737 (squamous cellcarcinoma)(LT16), SRCC738 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT17), SRCC739(squamous cell carcinoma)(LT18), SRCC740 (squamous cellcarcinoma)(LT19), SRCC741 (lung cell carcinoma, abbreviated as“LCCa”)(LT21), SRCC811 (adenocarcinoma)(LT22), SRCC825(adenocarcinoma)(LT8), SRCC886 (adenocarcinoma)(LT25), SRCC887 (squamouscell carcinoma) (LT26), SRCC888 (adeno-BAC carcinoma) (LT27), SRCC889(squamous cell carcinoma) (LT28), SRCC890 (squamous cell carcinoma)(LT29), SRCC891 (adenocarcinoma) (LT30), SRCC892 (squamous cellcarcinoma) (LT31), SRCC894 (adenocarcinoma) (LT33). Also included arehuman lung tumors designated SRCC1125 [HF-000631], SRCC1127 [HF-000641],SRCC1129 [HF-000643], SRCC1133 [HF-000840], SRCC1135 [HF-000842],SRCC1227 [HF-001291], SRCC1229 [HF-001293], SRCC1230 [HF-001294],SRCC1231 [HF-001295], SRCC1232 [HF-001296], SRCC1233 [HF-001297],SRCC1235 [HF-001299], and SRCC1236 [HF-001300].

[0280] Colon cancer cell lines include, for example, ATCC cell linesSW480 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC776), SW620 (lymph node metastasis of colonadenocarcinoma, SRCC777), Colo320 (carcinoma, SRCC778), HT29(adenocarcinoma, SRCC779), HM7 (a high mucin producing variant of ATCCcolon adenocarcinoma cell line, SRCC780, obtained from Dr. RobertWarren, UCSF), CaWiDr(adenocarcinoma, SRCC781), HCT116 (carcinoma,SRCC782), SKCO1 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC783), SW403 (adenocarcinoma,SRCC784), LS174T (carcinoma, SRCC785), Colo205 (carcinoma, SRCC828),HCT15 (carcinoma, SRCC829), HCC2998 (carcinoma, SRCC830), and KM12(carcinoma, SRCC831). Primary colon tumors include colon adenocarcinomasdesignated CT2 (SRCC742), CT3 (SRCC743) , CT8 (SRCC744), CT10 (SRCC745),CT12 (SRCC746), CT14 (SRCC747), CT15 (SRCC748), CT16 (SRCC749), CT17(SRCC750), CT1 (SRCC751), CT4 (SRCC752), CT5 (SRCC753), CT6 (SRCC754),CT7 (SRCC755), CT9 (SRCC756), CT11 (SRCC757), CT18 (SRCC758), CT19(adenocarcinoma, SRCC906), CT20 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC907), CT21(adenocarcinoma, SRCC908), CT22 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC909), CT23(adenocarcinoma, SRCC910), CT24 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC911), CT25(adenocarcinoma, SRCC912), CT26 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC913), CT27(adenocarcinoma, SRCC914), CT28 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC915), CT29(adenocarcinoma, SRCC916), CT30 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC917), CT31(adenocarcinoma, SRCC918), CT32 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC919), CT33(adenocarcinoma, SRCC920), CT35 (adenocarcinoma, SRCC921), and CT36(adenocarcinoma, SRCC922). Also included are human colon tumor centersdesignated SRCC1051 [HF-000499], SRCC1052 [HF-000539], SRCC1053[HF-000575], SRCC1054 [HF-000698], SRCC1059 [HF-000755], SRCC1060[HF-000756], SRCC1142 [HF-000762], SRCC1144 [HF-000789], SRCC1146[HF-000795] and SRCC1148[HF-00081].

[0281] Human breast carcinoma cell lines include, for example, HBL100(SRCC759), MB435s (SRCC760), T47D (SRCC761), MB468(SRCC762), MB175(SRCC763), MB361 (SRCC764), BT20 (SRCC765), MCF7 (SRCC766), and SKBR3(SRCC767), and human breast tumor center designated SRCC1057[HF-000545]. Also included are human breast tumors designated SRCC1094,SRCC1095, SRCC1096, SRCC1097, SRCC1098, SRCC1099, SRCC1100, SRCC1101,and human breast-met-lung-NS tumor designated SRCC893 [LT 32].

[0282] Human rectum tumors include SRCC981 [HF-000550] and SRCC982[HF-000551].

[0283] Human kidney tumor centers include SRCC989 [HF-000611] andSRCC1014 [HF-000613].

[0284] Human testis tumor center include SRCC100 [HF-000733] and testistumor margin SRCC999 [HF-000716].

[0285] Human parathyroid tumors include SRCC1002 [HF-000831] andSRCC1003 [HF-000832].

[0286] Human lymph node tumors include SRCC1004 [HF-000854], SRCC1005[HF-000855], and SRCC1006 [HF-000856].

[0287] F. Tissue Distribution

[0288] The results of the gene amplification assays herein can beverified by further studies, such as, by determining mRNA expression invarious human tissues.

[0289] As noted before, gene amplification and/or gene expression invarious tissues may be measured by conventional Southern blotting,Northern blotting to quantitate the transcription of mRNA (Thomas, Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 77:5201-5205 [1980]), dotblotting (DNA analysis),or in situ hybridization, using an appropriately labeled probe, based onthe sequences provided herein. Alternatively, antibodies may be employedthat can recognize specific duplexes, including DNA duplexes, RNAduplexes, and DNA-RNA hybrid duplexes or DNA-protein duplexes.

[0290] Gene expression in various tissues, alternatively, may bemeasured by immunological methods, such as immunohistochemical stainingof tissue sections and assay of cell culture or body fluids, toquantitate directly the expression of gene product. Antibodies usefulfor immunohistochemical staining and/or assay of sample fluids may beeither monoclonal or polyclonal, and may be prepared in any mammal.Conveniently, the antibodies may be prepared against a native sequencePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or against a synthetic peptide based onthe DNA sequences provided herein or against exogenous sequence fused tosequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA and encoding a specific antibody epitope.General techniques for generating antibodies, and special protocols forNorthern blotting and in situ hybridization are provided hereinbelow.

[0291] G. Chromosome Mapping

[0292] If the amplification of a given gene is functionally relevant,then that gene should be amplified more than neighboring genomic regionswhich are not important for tumor survival. To test this, the gene canbe mapped to a particular chromosome, e.g., by radiation-hybridanalysis. The amplification level is then determined at the locationidentified, and at the neighboring genomic region. Selective orpreferential amplification at the genomic region to which the gene hasbeen mapped is consistent with the possibility that the geneamplification observed promotes tumor growth or survival. Chromosomemapping includes both framework and epicenter mapping. For furtherdetails see, e.g., Stewart et al., Genome Research, 7:422-433 (1997).

[0293] H. Antibody Binding Studies

[0294] The results of the gene amplification study can be furtherverified by antibody binding studies, in which the ability ofanti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243,anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339,anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759,anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202,anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542,anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980antibodies to inhibit the expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptides on tumor (cancer) cells is tested. Exemplary antibodiesinclude polyclonal, monoclonal, humanized, bispecific, andheteroconjugate antibodies, the preparation of which will be describedhereinbelow.

[0295] Antibody binding studies may be carried out in any known assaymethod, such as competitive binding assays, direct and indirect sandwichassays, and immunoprecipitation assays. Zola, Monoclonal Antibodies: AManual of Techniques, pp.147-158 (CRC Press, Inc., 1987).

[0296] Competitive binding assays rely on the ability of a labeledstandard to compete with the test sample analyte for binding with alimited amount of antibody. The amount of target protein (encoded by agene amplified in a tumor cell) in the test sample is inverselyproportional to the amount of standard that becomes bound to theantibodies. To facilitate determining the amount of standard thatbecomes bound, the antibodies preferably are insolubilized before orafter the competition, so that the standard and analyte that are boundto the antibodies may conveniently be separated from the standard andanalyte which remain unbound.

[0297] Sandwich assays involve the use of two antibodies, each capableof binding to a different immunogenic portion, or epitope, of theprotein to be detected. In a sandwich assay, the test sample analyte isbound by a first antibody which is immobilized on a solid support, andthereafter a second antibody binds to the analyte, thus forming aninsoluble three-part complex. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,376,110. Thesecond antibody may itself be labeled with a detectable moiety (directsandwich assays) or may be measured using an anti-immunoglobulinantibody that is labeled with a detectable moiety (indirect sandwichassay). For example, one type of sandwich assay is an ELISA assay, inwhich case the detectable moiety is an enzyme.

[0298] For immunohistochemistry, the tumor sample may be fresh or frozenor may be embedded in paraffin and fixed with a preservative such asformalin, for example.

[0299] I. Cell-Based Tumor Assays

[0300] Cell-based assays and animal models for tumors (e.g., cancers)can be used to verify the findings of the gene amplification assay, andfurther understand the relationship between the genes identified hereinand the development and pathogenesis of neoplastic cell growth. The roleof gene products identified herein in the development and pathology oftumor or cancer can be tested by using primary tumor cells or cellslines that have been identified to amplify the genes herein. Such cellsinclude, for example, the breast, colon and lung cancer cells and celllines listed above.

[0301] In a different approach, cells of a cell type known to beinvolved in a particular tumor are transfected with the cDNAs herein,and the ability of these cDNAs to induce excessive growth is analyzed.Suitable cells include, for example, stable tumor cells lines such as,the B 104-1-1 cell line (stable NIH-3T3 cell line transfected with theneu protooncogene) and ras-transfected NIH-3T3 cells, which can betransfected with the desired gene, and monitored for tumorogenic growth.Such transfected cell lines can then be used to test the ability ofpoly- or monoclonal antibodies or antibody compositions to inhibittumorogenic cell growth by exerting cytostatic or cytotoxic activity onthe growth of the transformed cells, or by mediating antibody-dependentcellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Cells transfected with the codingsequences of the genes identified herein can further be used to identifydrug candidates for the treatment of cancer.

[0302] In addition, primary cultures derived from tumors in transgenicanimals (as described below) can be used in the cell-based assaysherein, although stable cell lines are preferred. Techniques to derivecontinuous cell lines from transgenic animals are well known in the art(see, e.g., Small et al., Mol. Cell. Biol., 5:642-648 [1985]).

[0303] J. Animal Models

[0304] A variety of well known animal models can be used to furtherunderstand the role of the genes identified herein in the developmentand pathogenesis of tumors, and to test the efficacy of candidatetherapeutic agents, including antibodies, and other antagonists of thenative polypeptides, including small molecule antagonists. The in vivonature of such models makes them particularly predictive of responses inhuman patients. Animal models of tumors and cancers (e.g., breastcancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, etc.) include bothnon-recombinant and recombinant (transgenic) animals. Non-recombinantanimal models include, for example, rodent, e.g., murine models. Suchmodels can be generated by introducing tumor cells into syngeneic miceusing standard techniques, e.g., subcutaneous injection, tail veininjection, spleen implantation, intraperitoneal implantation,implantation under the renal capsule, or orthopin implantation, e.g.,colon cancer cells implanted in colonic tissue. (See, e.g., PCTpublication No. WO 97/33551, published Sep. 18, 1997).

[0305] Probably the most often used animal species in oncologicalstudies are immunodeficient mice and, in particular, nude mice. Theobservation that the nude mouse with hypo/aplasia could successfully actas a host for human tumor xenografts has lead to its widespread use forthis purpose. The autosomal recessive nu gene has been introduced into avery large number of distinctcongenic strains of nude mouse, including,for example, ASW, A/He, AKR, BALB/c, B10.LP, C17, C3H, C57BL, C57, CBA,DBA, DDD, I/st, NC, NFR, NFS, NFS/N, NZB, NZC, NZW, P, RIII and SJL. Inaddition, a wide variety of other animals with inherited immunologicaldefects other than the nude mouse have been bred and used as recipientsof tumor xenografts. For further details see, e.g., The Nude Mouse inOncology Research, E. Boven and B. Winograd, eds., CRC Press, Inc.,1991.

[0306] The cells introduced into such animals can be derived from knowntumor/cancer cell lines, such as, any of the above-listed tumor celllines, and, for example, the B104-1-1 cell line (stable NIH-3T3 cellline transfected with the neu protooncogene); ras-transfected NIH-3T3cells; Caco-2 (ATCC HTB-37); a moderately well-differentiated grade IIhuman colon adenocarcinoma cell line, HT-29 (ATCC HTB-38), or fromtumors and cancers. Samples of tumor or cancer cells can be obtainedfrom patients undergoing surgery, using standard conditions, involvingfreezing and storing in liquid nitrogen (Karmali et al., Br. J. Cancer48:689-696 [1983]).

[0307] Tumor cells can be introduced into animals, such as nude mice, bya variety of procedures. The subcutaneous (s.c.) space in mice is verysuitable for tumor implantation. Tumors can be transplanted s.c. assolid blocks, as needle biopsies by use of a trochar, or as cellsuspensions. For solid block or trochar implantation, tumor tissuefragments of suitable size are introduced into the s.c. space. Cellsuspensions are freshly prepared from primary tumors or stable tumorcell lines, and injected subcutaneously. Tumor cells can also beinjected as subdermal implants. In this location, the inoculum isdeposited between the lower part of the dermal connective tissue and thes.c. tissue. Boven and Winograd (1991), supra.

[0308] Animal models of breast cancer can be generated, for example, byimplanting rat neuroblastoma cells (from which the neu oncogen wasinitially isolated), or neu-transformed NIH-3T3 cells into nude mice,essentially as described by Drebin et al., PNAS USA, 83:9129-9133(1986).

[0309] Similarly, animal models of colon cancer can be generated bypassaging colon cancer cells in animals, e.g., nude mice, leading to theappearance of tumors in these animals. An orthotopic transplant model ofhuman colon cancer in nude mice has been described, for example, by Wanget al., Cancer Research, 54:472-4728 (1994) and Too et al., CancerResearch, 55:681-684 (1995). This model is based on the so-called“METAMOUSE” sold by AntiCancer, Inc., (San Diego, Calif.).

[0310] Tumors that arise in animals can be removed and cultured invitro. Cells from the in vitro cultures can then be passaged to animals.Such tumors can serve as targets for further testing or drug screening.Alternatively, the tumors resulting from the passage can be isolated andRNA from pre-passage cells and cells isolated after one or more roundsof passage analyzed for differential expression of genes of interest.Such passaging techniques can be performed with any known tumor orcancer cell lines.

[0311] For example, Meth A, CMS4, CMS5, CMS21, and WEHI-164 arechemically induced fibrosarcomas of BALB/c female mice (DeLeo et al., J.Exp. Med., 146:720 [1977]), which provide a highly controllable modelsystem for studying the anti-tumor activities of various agents(Palladino et al., J. Immunol. 138:4023-4032 [1987]). Briefly, tumorcells are propagated in vitro in cell culture. Prior to injection intothe animals, the cell lines are washed and suspended in buffer, at acell density of about 10×10⁶ to 10×10⁷ cells/ml. The animals are theninfected subcutaneously with 10 to 100 μl of the cell suspension,allowing one to three weeks for a tumor to appear.

[0312] In addition, the Lewis lung (3LL) carcinoma of mice, which is oneof the most thoroughly studied experimental tumors, can be used as aninvestigational tumor model. Efficacy in this tumor model has beencorrelated with beneficial effects in the treatment of human patientsdiagnosed with small cell carcinoma of the lung (SCCL). This tumor canbe introduced in normal mice upon injection of tumor fragments from anaffected mouse or of cells maintained in culture (Zupi et al., Br. J.Cancer, 41-suppl. 4:309 [1980]), and evidence indicates that tumors canbe started from injection of even a single cell and that a very highproportion of infected tumor cells survive. For further informationabout this tumor model see, Zacharski, Haemostasis 16:300-320 [1986]).

[0313] One way of evaluating the efficacy of a test compound in ananimal model on an implanted tumor is to measure the size of the tumorbefore and after treatment. Traditionally, the size of implanted tumorshas been measured with a slide caliper in two or three dimensions. Themeasure limited to two dimensions does not accurately reflect the sizeof the tumor, therefore, it is usually converted into the correspondingvolume by using a mathematical formula. However, the measurement oftumor size is very inaccurate. The therapeutic effects of a drugcandidate can be better described as treatment-induced growth delay andspecific growth delay. Another important variable in the description oftumor growth is the tumor volume doubling time. Computer programs forthe calculation and description of tumor growth are also available, suchas the program reported by Rygaard and Spang-Thomsen, Proc. 6th Int.Workshop on Immune-Deficient Animals, Wu and Sheng eds., Basel, 1989,301. It is noted, however, that necrosis and inflammatory responsesfollowing treatment may actually result in an increase in tumor size, atleast initially. Therefore, these changes need to be carefullymonitored, by a combination of a morphometric method and flow cytometricanalysis.

[0314] Recombinant (transgenic) animal models can be engineered byintroducing the coding portion of the genes identified herein into thegenome of animals of interest, using standard techniques for producingtransgenic animals. Animals that can serve as a target for transgenicmanipulation include, without limitation, mice, rats, rabbits, guineapigs, sheep, goats, pigs, and non-human primates, e.g., baboons,chimpanzees and monkeys. Techniques known in the art to introduce atransgene into such animals include pronucleic microinjection (Hoppe andWanger, U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,191); retrovirus-mediated gene transfer intogerm lines (e.g., Van der Putten et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,82:6148-615 [1985]); gene targeting in embryonic stem cells (Thompson etal., Cell, 56:313-321 [1989]); electroporation of embryos (Lo, Mol. CellBiol, 3:1803-1814 [1983]); sperm-mediated gene transfer (Lavitrano etal., Cell, 57:717-73 [1989]). For review, see, for example, U.S. Pat.No. 4,736,866.

[0315] For the purpose of the present invention, transgenic animalsinclude those that carry the transgene only in part of their cells(“mosaic animals”). The transgene can be integrated either as a singletransgene, or in concatamers, e.g., head-to-head or head-to-tailtandems. Selective introduction of a transgene into a particular celltype is also possible by following, for example, the technique of Laskoet al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89:6232-636 (1992).

[0316] The expression of the transgene in transgenic animals can bemonitored by standard techniques. For example, Southern blot analysis orPCR amplification can be used to verify the integration of thetransgene. The level of mRNA expression can then be analyzed usingtechniques such as in situ hybridization, Northern blot analysis, PCR,or immunocytochemistry. The animals are further examined for signs oftumor or cancer development.

[0317] Alternatively, “knock out” animals can be constructed which havea defective or altered gene encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide identified herein, as a result of homologous recombinationbetween the endogenous gene encoding the polypeptide and altered genomicDNA encoding the same polypeptide introduced into an embryonic cell ofthe animal. For example, cDNA encoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO773, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide can be used to clone genomic DNA encoding that polypeptidein accordance with established techniques. A portion of the genomic DNAencoding a particular PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide can be deletedor replaced with another gene, such as a gene encoding a selectablemarker which can be used to monitor integration. Typically, severalkilobases of unaltered flanking DNA (both at the 5′ and 3′ ends) areincluded in the vector [see, e.g., Thomas and Capecchi, Cell, 51:503(1987) for a description of homologous recombination vectors]. Thevector is introduced into an embryonic stem cell line (e.g., byelectroporation) and cells in which the introduced DNA has homologouslyrecombined with the endogenous DNA are selected [see, e.g., Li et al.,Cell, 69:915 (1992)]. The selected cells are then injected into ablastocyst of an animal (e.g., a mouse or rat) to form aggregationchimeras [see, e.g., Bradley, in Teratocarcinomas and Embryonic StemCells: A Practical Approach, E. J. Roberlson, ed. (IRL, Oxford, 1987),pp. 113-152]. A chimeric embryo can then be implanted into a suitablepseudopregnant female foster animal and the embryo brought to term tocreate a “knock out” animal. Progeny harboring the homologouslyrecombined DNA in their germ cells can be identified by standardtechniques and used to breed animals in which all cells of the animalcontain the homologously recombined DNA. Knockout animals can becharacterized for instance, by their ability to defend against certainpathological conditions and by their development of pathologicalconditions due to absence of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.

[0318] The efficacy of antibodies specifically binding the polypeptidesidentified herein and other drug candidates, can be tested also in thetreatment of spontaneous animal tumors. A suitable target for suchstudies is the feline oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Feline oralSCC is a highly invasive, malignant tumor that is the most common oralmalignancy of cats, accounting for over 60% of the oral tumors reportedin this species. It rarely metastasizes to distant sites, although thislow incidence of metastasis may merely be a reflection of the shortsurvival times for cats with this tumor. These tumors are usually notamenable to surgery, primarily because of the anatomy of the feline oralcavity. At present, there is no effective treatment for this tumor.Prior to entry into the study, each cat undergoes complete clinicalexamination, biopsy, and is scanned by computed tomography (CT). Catsdiagnosed with sublingual oral squamous cell tumors are excluded fromthe study. The tongue can become paralyzed as a result of such tumor,and even if the treatment kills the tumor, the animals may not be ableto feed themselves. Each cat is treated repeatedly, over a longer periodof time. Photographs of the tumors will be taken daily during thetreatment period, and at each subsequent recheck. After treatment, eachcat undergoes another CT scan. CT scans and thoracic radiograms areevaluated every 8 weeks thereafter. The data are evaluated fordifferences in survival, response and toxicity as compared to controlgroups. Positive response may require evidence of tumor regression,preferably with improvement of quality of life and/or increased lifespan.

[0319] In addition, other spontaneous animal tumors, such asfibrosarcoma, adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, chrondroma, leiomyosarcoma ofdogs, cats, and baboons can also be tested. Of these mammaryadenocarcinoma in dogs and cats is a preferred model as its appearanceand behavior are very similar to those in humans. However, the use ofthis model is limited by the rare occurrence of this type of tumor inanimals.

[0320] K. Screening Assays for Drug Candidates

[0321] Screening assays for drug candidates are designed to identifycompounds that bind or complex with the polypeptides encoded by thegenes identified herein, or otherwise interfere with the interaction ofthe encoded polypeptides with other cellular proteins. Such screeningassays will include assays amenable to high-throughput screening ofchemical libraries, making them particularly suitable for identifyingsmall molecule drug candidates. Small molecules contemplated includesynthetic organic or inorganic compounds, including peptides, preferablysoluble peptides, (poly)peptide-immunoglobulin fusions, and, inparticular, antibodies including, without limitation, poly- andmonoclonal antibodies and antibody fragments, single-chain antibodies,anti-idiotypic antibodies, and chimeric or humanized versions of suchantibodies or fragments, as well as human antibodies and antibodyfragments. The assays can be performed in a variety of formats,including protein-protein binding assays, biochemical screening assays,immunoassays and cell based assays, which are well characterized in theart.

[0322] All assays are common in that they call for contacting the drugcandidate with a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid identified hereinunder conditions and for a time sufficient to allow these two componentsto interact.

[0323] In binding assays, the interaction is binding and the complexformed can be isolated or detected in the reaction mixture. In aparticular embodiment, the polypeptide encoded by the gene identifiedherein or the drug candidate is immobilized on a solid phase, e.g., on amicrotiter plate, by covalent or non-covalent attachments. Non-covalentattachment generally is accomplished by coating the solid surface with asolution of the polypeptide and drying. Alternatively, an immobilizedantibody, e.g., a monoclonal antibody, specific for the polypeptide tobe immobilized can be used to anchor it to a solid surface. The assay isperformed by adding the non-immobilized component, which may be labeledby a detectable label, to the immobilized component, e.g., the coatedsurface containing the anchored component. When the reaction iscomplete, the non-reacted components are removed, e.g., by washing, andcomplexes anchored on the solid surface are detected. When theoriginally non-immobilized component carries a detectable label, thedetection of label immobilized on the surface indicates that complexingoccurred. Where the originally non-immobilized component does not carrya label, complexing can be detected, for example, by using a labeledantibody specifically binding the immobilized complex.

[0324] If the candidate compound interacts with but does not bind to aparticular PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide encoded by a geneidentified herein, its interaction with that polypeptide can be assayedby methods well known for detecting protein-protein interactions. Suchassays include traditional approaches, such as, cross-linking,co-immunoprecipitation, and co-purification through gradients orchromatographic columns. In addition, protein-protein interactions canbe monitored by using a yeast-based genetic system described by Fieldsand co-workers [Fields and Song, Nature, 340:245-246 (1989); Chien etal., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 88: 9578-9582 (1991)] as disclosed byChevray and Nathans, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89:5789-5793 (1991)].Many transcriptional activators, such as yeast GAL4, consist of twophysically discrete modular domains, one acting as the DNA-bindingdomain, while the other one functioning as the transcription activationdomain. The yeast expression system described in the foregoingpublications (generally referred to as the “two-hybrid system”) takesadvantage of this property, and employs two hybrid proteins, one inwhich the target protein is fused to the DNA-binding domain of GAL4, andanother, in which candidate activating proteins are fused to theactivation domain. The expression of a GAL1-lacZ reporter gene undercontrol of a GALA-activated promoter depends on reconstitution of GALAactivity via protein-protein interaction. Colonies containinginteracting polypeptides are detected with a chromogenic substrate forβ-galactosidase. A complete kit (MATCHMAKER™) for identifyingprotein-protein interactions between two specific proteins using thetwo-hybrid technique is commercially available from Clontech. Thissystem can also be extended to map protein domains involved in specificprotein interactions as well as to pinpoint amino acid residues that arecrucial for these interactions.

[0325] Compounds that interfere with the interaction of a PRO197-,PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-,PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-,PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-,PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-,PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316- or PRO4980-encoding geneidentified herein and other intra- or extracellular components can betested as follows: usually a reaction mixture is prepared containing theproduct of the amplified gene and the intra- or extracellular componentunder conditions and for a time allowing for the interaction and bindingof the two products. To test the ability of a test compound to inhibitbinding, the reaction is run in the absence and in the presence of thetest compound. In addition, a placebo may be added to a third reactionmixture, to serve as positive control. The binding (complex formation)between the test compound and the intra- or extracellular componentpresent in the mixture is monitored as described hereinabove. Theformation of a complex in the control reaction(s) but not in thereaction mixture containing the test compound indicates that the testcompound interferes with the interaction of the test compound and itsreaction partner.

[0326] To assay for antagonists, the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide may be added to a cell along with the compound to bescreened for a particular activity and the ability of the compound toinhibit the activity of interest in the presence of the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO]558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide indicates that the compound is an antagonist to the PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. Alternatively, antagonists may be detected by combining thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO5725, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and a potential antagonist withmembrane-bound PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide receptors or recombinantreceptors under appropriate conditions for a competitive inhibitionassay. The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide can be labeled, such asby radioactivity, such that the number of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide molecules bound to the receptor can be used to determine theeffectiveness of the potential antagonist. The gene encoding thereceptor can be identified by numerous methods known to those of skillin the art, for example, ligand panning and FACS sorting. Coligan etal., Current Protocols in Immun., 1(2): Chapter 5 (1991). Preferably,expression cloning is employed wherein polyadenylated RNA is preparedfrom a cell responsive to the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide and acDNA library created from this RNA is divided into pools and used totransfect COS cells or other cells that are not responsive to thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide. Transfected cells that are grown onglass slides are exposed to labeled PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide can be labeled by avariety of means including iodination or inclusion of a recognition sitefor a site-specific protein kinase. Following fixation and incubation,the slides are subjected to autoradiographic analysis. Positive poolsare identified and sub-pools are prepared and re-transfected using aninteractive sub-pooling and re-screening process, eventually yielding asingle clone that encodes the putative receptor.

[0327] As an alternative approach for receptor identification, labeledPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide can be photoaffinity-linked with cellmembrane or extract preparations that express the receptor molecule.Cross-linked material is resolved by PAGE and exposed to X-ray film Thelabeled complex containing the receptor can be excised, resolved intopeptide fragments, and subjected to protein micro-sequencing. The aminoacid sequence obtained from micro-sequencing would be used to design aset of degenerate oligonucleotide probes to screen a cDNA library toidentify the gene encoding the putative receptor.

[0328] In another assay for antagonists, mammalian cells or a membranepreparation expressing the receptor would be incubated with labeledPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in the presence of the candidatecompound. The ability of the compound to enhance or block thisinteraction could then be measured.

[0329] More specific examples of potential antagonists include anoligonucleotide that binds to the fusions of immunoglobulin with thePRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, and, in particular, antibodiesincluding, without limitation, poly- and monoclonal antibodies andantibody fragments, single-chain antibodies, anti-idiotypic antibodies,and chimeric or humanized versions of such antibodies or fragments, aswell as human antibodies and antibody fragments. Alternatively, apotential antagonist may be a closely related protein, for example, amutated form of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide that recognizesthe receptor but imparts no effect, thereby competitively inhibiting theaction of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.

[0330] Another potential PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide antagonist isan antisense RNA or DNA construct prepared using antisense technology,where, e.g., an antisense RNA or DNA molecule acts to block directly thetranslation of mRNA by hybridizing to targeted mRNA and preventingprotein translation. Antisense technology can be used to control geneexpression through triple-helix formation or antisense DNA or RNA, bothof which methods are based on binding of a polynucleotide to DNA or RNA.For example, the 5′ coding portion of the polynucleotide sequence, whichencodes the mature PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide herein, is usedto design an antisense RNA oligonucleotide of from about 10 to 40 basepairs in length. A DNA oligonucleotide is designed to be complementaryto a region of the gene involved in transcription (triple helix—see, Leeet al., Nucl. Acids Res., 6:3073 (1979); Cooney et al., Science, 241:456 (1988); Dervan et al., Science, 251:1360 (1991), thereby preventingtranscription and the production of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. The antisense RNA oligonucleotide hybridizes to the mRNA invivo and blocks translation of the mRNA molecule into the PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide (antisense—Okano, Neurochem. 56:560 (1991);Oligodeoxynucleotides as Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression (CRCPress: Boca Raton, Fla., 1988). The oligonucleotides described above canalso be delivered to cells such that the antisense RNA or DNA may beexpressed in vivo to inhibit production of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. When antisense DNA is used, oligodeoxyribonucleotidesderived from the translation-initiation site, e.g., between about −10and +10 positions of the target gene nucleotide sequence, are preferred.

[0331] Antisense RNA or DNA molecules are generally at least about 5bases in length, about 10 bases in length, about 15 bases in length,about 20 bases in length, about 25 bases in length, about 30 bases inlength, about 35 bases in length, about 40 bases in length, about 45bases in length, about 50 bases in length, about 55 bases in length,about 60 bases in length, about 65 bases in length, about 70 bases inlength, about 75 bases in length, about 80 bases in length, about 85bases in length, about 90 bases in length, about 95 bases in length,about 100 bases in length, or more.

[0332] Potential antagonists include small molecules that bind to theactive site, the receptor binding site, or growth factor or otherrelevant binding site of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide,thereby blocking the normal biological activity of the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. Examples of small molecules include, but are not limitedto, small peptides or peptide-like molecules, preferably solublepeptides, and synthetic non-peptidyl organic or inorganic compounds.

[0333] Ribozymes are enzymatic RNA molecules capable of catalyzing thespecific cleavage of RNA. Ribozymes act by sequence-specifichybridization to the complementary target RNA, followed byendonucleolytic cleavage. Specific ribozyme cleavage sites within apotential RNA target can be identified by known techniques. For furtherdetails see, e.g., Rossi, Current Biology, 4:469-471 (1994), and PCTpublication No WO 97/33551 (published Sep. 18, 1997).

[0334] Nucleic acid molecules in triple-helix formation used to inhibittranscription should be single-stranded and composed ofdeoxynucleotides. The base composition of these oligonucleotides isdesigned such that it promotes triple-helix formation via Hoogsteenbase-pairing rules, which generally require sizeable stretches ofpurines or pyrimidines on one strand of a duplex. For further detailssee, e.g., PCT publication No. WO 97/33551, supra.

[0335] These small molecules can be identified by any one or more of thescreening assays discussed hereinabove and/or by any other screeningtechniques well known for those skilled in the art.

[0336] L. Compositions and Methods for the Treatment of Tumors

[0337] The compositions useful in the treatment of tumors associatedwith the amplification of the genes identified herein include, withoutlimitation, antibodies, small organic and inorganic molecules, peptides,phosphopeptides, antisense and ribozyme molecules, triple helixmolecules, etc., that inhibit the expression and/or activity of thetarget gene product.

[0338] For example, antisense RNA and RNA molecules act to directlyblock the translation of mRNA by hybridizing to targeted mRNA andpreventing protein translation. When antisense DNA is used,oligodeoxyribonucleotides derived from the translation initiation site,e.g., between about −10 and +10 positions of the target gene nucleotidesequence, are preferred.

[0339] Ribozymes are enzymatic RNA molecules capable of catalyzing thespecific cleavage of RNA. Ribozymes act by sequence-specifichybridization to the complementary target RNA, followed byendonucleolytic cleavage. Specific ribozyme cleavage sites within apotential RNA target can be identified by known techniques. For furtherdetails see, e.g., Rossi, Current Biology, 4:469-471 (1994), and PCTpublication No. WO 97/33551 (published Sep. 18, 1997).

[0340] Nucleic acid molecules in triple helix formation used to inhibittranscription should be single-stranded and composed ofdeoxynucleotides. The base composition of these oligonucleotides isdesigned such that it promotes triple helix formation via Hoogsteen basepairing rules, which generally require sizeable stretches of purines orpyrimidines on one strand of a duplex. For further details see, e.g.,PCT publication No. WO 97/33551, supra.

[0341] These molecules can be identified by any or any combination ofthe screening assays discussed hereinabove and/or by any other screeningtechniques well known for those skilled in the art.

[0342] M. Antibodies

[0343] Some of the most promising drug candidates according to thepresent invention are antibodies and antibody fragments which mayinhibit the production or the gene product of the amplified genesidentified herein and/or reduce the activity of the gene products.

[0344] I. Polyclonal Antibodies

[0345] Methods of preparing polyclonal antibodies are known to theskilled artisan. Polyclonal antibodies can be raised in a mammal, forexample, by one or more injections of an immunizing agent and, ifdesired, an adjuvant. Typically, the immunizing agent and/or adjuvantwill be injected in the mammal by multiple subcutaneous orintraperitoneal injections. The immunizing agent may include the PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide or a fusion protein thereof. It may be useful to conjugatethe immunizing agent to a protein known to be immunogenic in the mammalbeing immunized. Examples of such immunogenic proteins include but arenot limited to keyhole limpet hemocyanin, serum albumin, bovinethyroglobulin, and soybean trypsin inhibitor. Examples of adjuvantswhich may be employed include Freund's complete adjuvant and MPL-TDMadjuvant (monophosphoryl Lipid A, synthetic trehalose dicorynomycolate).The immunization protocol may be selected by one skilled in the artwithout undue experimentation.

[0346] 2. Monoclonal Antibodies

[0347] The anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232,anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304,anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245,anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725,anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342,anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686,anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 oranti-PRO4980 antibodies may, alternatively, be monoclonal antibodies.Monoclonal antibodies may be prepared using hybridoma methods, such asthose described by Kohler and Milstein, Nature, 256:495 (1975). In ahybridoma method, a mouse, hamster, or other appropriate host animal, istypically immunized with an immunizing agent to elicit lymphocytes thatproduce or are capable of producing antibodies that will specificallybind to the immunizing agent. Alternatively, the lymphocytes may beimmunized in vitro.

[0348] The immunizing agent will typically include the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide, including fragments, or a fusion protein of such protein ora fragment thereof. Generally, either peripheral blood lymphocytes(“PBLs”) are used if cells of human origin are desired, or spleen cellsor lymph node cells are used if non-human mammalian sources are desired.The lymphocytes are then fused with an immortalized cell line using asuitable fusing agent, such as polyethylene glycol, to form a hybridomacell [Goding, Monoclonal Antibodies: Principles and Practice, AcademicPress, (1986) pp.59-103]. Immortalized cell lines are usuallytransformed mammalian cells, particularly myeloma cells of rodent,bovine and human origin. Usually, rat or mouse mycloma cell lines areemployed. The hybridoma cells may be cultured in a suitable culturemedium that preferably contains one or more substances that inhibit thegrowth or survival of the unfused, immortalized cells. For example, ifthe parental cells lack the enzyme hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT or HPRT), the culture medium for the hybridomastypically will include hypoxanthine, aminopterin, and thymidine (“HATmedium”), which substances prevent the growth of HGPRT-deficient cells.

[0349] Preferred immortalized cell lines are those that fuseefficiently, support stable high level expression of antibody by theselected antibody-producing cells, and are sensitive to a medium such asHAT medium. More preferred immortalized cell lines are murine myelomalines, which can be obtained, for instance, from the Salk Institute CellDistribution Center, San Diego, Calif. and the American Type CultureCollection (ATCC), Manassas, Va. Human myeloma and mouse-humanheteromyeloma cell lines also have been described for the production ofhuman monoclonal antibodies [Kozbor, J. Immunol., 133:3001(1984);Brodeur et al., Monoclonal Antibody Production Techniques andApplications, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, (1987) pp. 51-63].

[0350] The culture medium in which the hybridoma cells are cultured canthen be assayed for the presence of monoclonal antibodies directedagainst PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Preferably, the binding specificity ofmonoclonal antibodies produced by the hybridoma cells is determined byimmunoprecipitation or by an in vitro binding assay, such asradioimmunoassay (RIA) or enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA).Such techniques and assays are known in the art. The binding affinity ofthe monoclonal antibody can, for example, be determined by the Scatchardanalysis of Munson and Pollard, Anal. Biochem., 107:220 (1980).

[0351] After the desired hybridoma cells are identified, the clones maybe subcloned by limiting dilution procedures and grown by standardmethods [Goding, supra]. Suitable culture media for this purposeinclude, for example, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium and RPMI-1640medium. Alternatively, the hybridoma cells may be grown in vivo asascites in a mammal.

[0352] The monoclonal antibodies secreted by the subclones may beisolated or purified from the culture medium or ascites fluid byconventional immunoglobulin purification procedures such as, forexample, protein A-Sepharose, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gelelectrophoresis, dialysis, or affinity chromatography.

[0353] The monoclonal antibodies may also be made by recombinant DNAmethods, such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567. DNAencoding the monoclonal antibodies of the invention can be readilyisolated and sequenced using conventional procedures (e.g., by usingoligonucleotide probes that are capable of binding specifically to genesencoding the heavy and light chains of murine antibodies). The hybridomacells of the invention serve as a preferred source of such DNA. Onceisolated, the DNA may be placed into expression vectors, which are thentransfected into host cells such as simian COS cells, Chinese hamsterovary (CHO) cells, or myeloma cells that do not otherwise produceimmunoglobulin protein, to obtain the synthesis of monoclonal antibodiesin the recombinant host cells. The DNA also may be modified, forexample, by substituting the coding sequence for human heavy and lightchain constant domains in place of the homologous murine sequences [U.S.Pat. No. 4,816,567; Morrison et al., supra] or by covalently joining tothe immunoglobulin coding sequence all or part of the coding sequencefor a non-immunoglobulin polypeptide. Such a non-immunoglobulinpolypeptide can be substituted for the constant domains of an antibodyof the invention, or can be substituted for the variable domains of oneantigen-combining site of an antibody of the invention to create achimeric bivalent antibody.

[0354] The antibodies may be monovalent antibodies. Methods forpreparing monovalent antibodies are well known in the art. For example,one method involves recombinant expression of immunoglobulin light chainand modified heavy chain. The heavy chain is truncated generally at anypoint in the Fc region so as to prevent heavy chain crosslinking.Alternatively, the relevant cysteine residues are substituted withanother amino acid residue or are deleted so as to prevent crosslinking.

[0355] In vitro methods are also suitable for preparing monovalentantibodies. Digestion of antibodies to produce fragments thereof,particularly, Fab fragments, can be accomplished using routinetechniques known in the art.

[0356] 3. Human and Humanized Antibodies

[0357] The anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232,anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304,anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245,anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725,anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342,anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686,anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 oranti-PRO4980 antibodies may further comprise humanized antibodies orhuman antibodies. Humanized forms of non-human (e.g., murine) antibodiesare chimeric immunoglobulins, immunoglobulin chains or fragments thereof(such as Fv, Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)₂ or other antigen-binding subsequences ofantibodies) which contain minimal sequence derived from non-humanimmunoglobulin. Humanized antibodies include human immunoglobulins(recipient antibody) in which residues from a complementary determiningregion (CDR) of the recipient are replaced by residues from a CDR of anon-human species (donor antibody) such as mouse, rat or rabbit havingthe desired specificity, affinity and capacity. In some instances, Fvframework residues of the human immunoglobulin are replaced bycorresponding non-human residues. Humanized antibodies may also compriseresidues which are found neither in the recipient antibody nor in theimported CDR or framework sequences. In general, the humanized antibodywill comprise substantially all of at least one, and typically two,variable domains, in which all or substantially all of the CDR regionscorrespond to those of a non-human immunoglobulin and all orsubstantially all of the FR regions are those of a human immunoglobulinconsensus sequence. The humanized antibody optimally also will compriseat least a portion of an immunoglobulin constant region (Fc), typicallythat of a human immunoglobulin [Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525(1986); Riechmann et al., Nature 332:323-329 (1988); and Presta, Curr.Op. Struct. Biol., 2:593-596 (1992)].

[0358] Methods for humanizing non-human antibodies are well known in theart. Generally, a humanized antibody has one or more amino acid residuesintroduced into it from a source which is non-human. These non-humanamino acid residues are often referred to as “import” residues, whichare typically taken from an “import” variable domain. Humanization canbe essentially performed following the method of Winter and co-workers[Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann et al., Nature,332:323-327 (1988); Verhoeyen et al. Science 239:1534-1536 (1988)], bysubstituting rodent CDRs or CDR sequences for the correspondingsequences of a human antibody. Accordingly, such “humanized” antibodiesare chimeric antibodies (U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567), wherein substantiallyless than an intact human variable domain has been substituted by thecorresponding sequence from a non-human species. In practice, humanizedantibodies are typically human antibodies in which some CDR residues andpossibly some FR residues are substituted by residues from analogoussites in rodent antibodies.

[0359] Human antibodies can also be produced using various techniquesknown in the art, including phage display libraries [Hoogenboom andWinter, J. Mol. Biol. 227:381 (1991); Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol.222:581 (1991)]. The techniques of Cole et al., and Boerner et al., arealso available for the preparation of human monoclonal antibodies (Coleet al., Monoclonal Antibodies and Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, p.77(1985) and Boerner et al., J. Immunol., 147(1):86-95 (1991)]. Similarly,human antibodies can be made by introducing of human immunoglobulin lociinto transgenic animals, e.g., mice in which the endogenousimmunoglobulin genes have been partially or completely inactivated. Uponchallenge, human antibody production is observed, which closelyresembles that seen in humans in all respects, including generearrangement, assembly, and antibody repertoire. This approach isdescribed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,545,807; 5,545,806;5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,661,016, and in the followingscientific publications: Marks et al., Bio/Technology, 10:779-783(1992); Lonberg et al., Nature, 368:856-859 (1994); Morrison, Nature,368:812-13 (1994); Fishwild et al., Nature Biotechnology, 14:845-51(1996); Neuberger, Nature Biotechnology, 14:826 (1996); Lonberg andHuszar, Intern. Rev. Immunol., 13:65-93 (1995).

[0360] 4. Antibody Dependent Enzyme Mediated Prodrug Therapy (ADEPT)

[0361] The antibodies of the present invention may also be used in ADEPTby conjugating the antibody to a prodrug-activating enzyme whichconverts a prodrug (e.g., a peptidyl chemotherapeutic agent, see WO81/01145) to an active anti-cancer drug. See, for example, WO 88/07378and U.S. Pat. No. 4,975,278.

[0362] The enzyme component of the immunoconjugate useful for ADEPTincludes any enzyme capable of acting on a prodrug in such as way so asto convert it into its more active, cytotoxic form.

[0363] Enzymes that are useful in the method of this invention include,but are not limited to, glycosidase, glucose oxidase, human lysosyme,human glucuronidase, alkaline phosphatase useful for convertingphosphate-containing prodrugs into free drugs; arylsulfatase useful forconverting sulfate-containing prodrugs into free drugs; cytosinedeaminase useful for converting non-toxic 5-fluorocytosine into theanti-cancer drug 5-fluorouracil; proteases, such as serratia protease,thermolysin, subtilisin, carboxypeptidases (e.g., carboxypeptidase G2and carboxypeptidase A) and cathepsins (such as cathepsins B and L),that are useful for converting peptide-containing prodrugs into freedrugs; D-alanylcarboxypeptidases, useful for converting prodrugs thatcontain D-amino acid substituents; carbohydrate-cleaving enzymes such asβ-galactosidase and neuraminidase useful for converting glycosylatedprodrugs into free drugs; β-lactamase useful for converting drugsderivatized with β-lactams into free drugs; and penicillin amidases,such as penicillin Vamidase or penicillin G amidase, useful forconverting drugs derivatized at their amine nitrogens with phenoxyacetylor phenylacetyl groups, respectively, into free drugs. Alternatively,antibodies with enzymatic activity, also known in the art as “abzymes”can be used to convert the prodrugs of the invention into free activedrugs (see, e.g., Massey, Nature, 328:457-458 (1987)). Antibody-abzymeconjugates can be prepared as described herein for delivery of theabzyme to a tumor cell population.

[0364] The enzymes of this invention can be covalently bound to theanti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243,anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339,anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759,anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202,anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542,anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980antibodies by techniques well known in the art such as the use of theheterobifunctional cross-linking agents discussed above. Alternatively,fusion proteins comprising at least the antigen binding region of theantibody of the invention linked to at least a functionally activeportion of an enzyme of the invention can be constructed usingrecombinant DNA techniques well known in the art (see, e.g., Neubergeret al., Nature, 312:604-608 (1984)).

[0365] 5. Bispecific Antibodies

[0366] Bispecific antibodies are monoclonal, preferably human orhumanized, antibodies that have binding specificities for at least twodifferent antigens. In the present case, one of the bindingspecificities is for the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 the other one is for anyother antigen, and preferably for a cell-surface protein or receptor orreceptor subunit.

[0367] Methods for making bispecific antibodies are known in the art.Traditionally, the recombinant production of bispecific antibodies isbased on the co-expression of two immunoglobulin heavy-chain/light-chainpairs, where the two heavy chains have different specificities (Milsteinand Cuello, Nature 305:537-539 [1983]). Because of the random assortmentof immunoglobulin heavy and light chains, these hybridomas (quadromas)produce a potential mixture of ten different antibody molecules, ofwhich only one has the correct bispecific structure. The purification ofthe correct molecule is usually accomplished by affinity chromatographysteps. Similar procedures are disclosed in WO 93/08829, published May13, 1993, and in Traunecker et al., EMBO J., 10:3655-3659 (1991).

[0368] Antibody variable domains with the desired binding specificities(antibody-antigen combining sites) can be fused to immumunoglobulinconstant domain sequences. The fusion preferably is with animmunoglobulin heavy-chain constant domain, comprising at least part ofthe hinge, CH2, and CH3 regions. It is preferred to have the firstheavy-chain constant region (CH1) containing the site necessary forlight-chain binding present in at least one of the fusions. DNAsencoding the immunoglobulin heavy-chain fusions and, if desired, theimmununoglobulin light chain, are inserted into separate expressionvectors, and are co-transfected into a suitable host organism. Forfurther details of generating bispecific antibodies see, for example,Suresh et al., Methods in Enzymology, 121:210 (1986).

[0369] According to another approach described in WO 96/27011, theinterface between a pair of antibody molecules can be engineered tomaximize the percentage of heterodimers which are recovered fromrecombinant cell culture. The preferred interface comprises at least apart of the CH3 region of an antibody constant domain. In this method,one or more small amino acid side chains from the interface of the firstantibody molecule are replaced with larger side chains (e.g., tyrosineor tryptophan). Compensatory “cavities” of identical or similar size tothe large side chain(s) are created on the interface of the secondantibody molecule by replacing large amino acid side chains with smallerones (e.g., alanine or threonine). This provides a mechanism forincreasing the yield of the heterodimer over other unwanted end-productssuch as homodimers.

[0370] Bispecific antibodies can be prepared as full length antibodiesor antibody fragments (e.g., F(ab′)₂ bispecific antibodies). Techniquesfor generating bispecific antibodies from antibody fragments have beendescribed in the literature. For example, bispecific antibodies can beprepared using chemical linkage. Brennan et al., Science 229:81 (1985)describe a procedure wherein intact antibodies are proteolyticallycleaved to generate F(ab′)₂ fragments. These fragments are reduced inthe presence of the dithiol complexing agent sodium arsenite tostabilize vicinal dithiols and prevent intermolecular disulfideformation. The Fab′ fragments generated are then converted tothionitrobenzoate (TNB) derivatives. One of the Fab′-TNB derivatives isthen reconverted to the Fab′-thiol by reduction with mercaptoethylamineand is mixed with an equimolar amount of the other Fab′-TNB derivativeto form the bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibodies produced canbe used as agents for the selective immobilization of enzymes.

[0371] Fab′ fragments may be directly recovered from E. coli andchemically coupled to form bispecific antibodies. Shalaby et al., J.Exp. Med., 175:217-225 (1992) describe the production of a fullyhumanized bispecific antibody F(ab′)₂ molecule. Each Fab′ fragment wasseparately secreted from E. coli and subjected to directed chemicalcoupling in vitro to form the bispecific antibody. The bispecificantibody thus formed was able to bind to cells overexpressing the ErbB2receptor and normal human T cells, as well as trigger the lytic activityof human cytotoxic lymphocytes against human breast tumor targets.

[0372] Various techniques for making and isolating bispecific antibodyfragments directly from recombinant cell culture have also beendescribed. For example, bispecific antibodies have been produced usingleucine zippers. Kostelny et al., J. Immunol., 148(5):1547-1553 (1992).The leucine zipper peptides from the Fos and Jun proteins were linked tothe Fab′ portions of two different antibodies by gene fusion. Theantibody homodimers were reduced at the hinge region to form monomersand then re-oxidized to form the antibody heterodimers. This method canalso be utilized for the production of antibody homodimers. The“diabody” technology described by Hollinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA, 90:6444-6448 (1993) has provided an alternative mechanism formaking bispecific antibody fragments. The fragments comprise aheavy-chain variable domain (V_(H)) connected to a light-chain variabledomain (V^(L)) by a linker which is too short to allow pairing betweenthe two domains on the same chain. Accordingly, the V_(H) and V_(L)domains of one fragment are forced to pair with the complementary V_(L)and V_(H) domains of another fragment, thereby forming twoantigen-binding sites. Another strategy for making bispecific antibodyfragments by the use of single-chain Fv (sFv) dimers has also beenreported. See, Gruber et al., J. Immunol., 152:5368 (1994).

[0373] Antibodies with more than two valencies are contemplated. Forexample, trispecific antibodies can be prepared. Tutt et al., J.Immunol., 147:60 (1991).

[0374] Exemplary bispecific antibodies may bind to two differentepitopes on a given polypeptide herein. Alternatively, ananti-polypeptide arm may be combined with an arm which binds to atriggering molecule on a leukocyte such as a T-cell receptor molecule(e.g., CD2, CD3, CD28, or B7), or Fe receptors for IgG (FcγR), such asFcγRI (CD64), FcγRII (CD32) and FcγRIII (CD16) so as to focus cellulardefense mechanisms to the cell expressing the particular polypeptide.Bispecific antibodies may also be used to localize cytotoxic agents tocells which express a particular polypeptide. These antibodies possess apolypeptide-binding arm and an arm which binds a cytotoxic agent or aradionuclide chelator, such as EOTUBE, DPTA, DOTA, or TETA. Anotherbispecific antibody of interest binds the polypeptide and further bindstissue factor (TF).

[0375] 6. Heteroconjugate Antibodies

[0376] Heteroconjugate antibodies are composed of two covalently joinedantibodies. Such antibodies have, for example, been proposed to targetimmune system cells to unwanted cells [U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980], and fortreatment of HIV infection [WO 91/00360; WO 92/200373; EP 03089]. It iscontemplated that the antibodies may be prepared in vitro using knownmethods in synthetic protein chemistry, including those involvingcrosslinking agents. For example, immunotoxins may be constructed usinga disulfide exchange reaction or by forming a thioether bond. Examplesof suitable reagents for this purpose include iminothiolate andmethyl-4-mercaptobutyrimidate and those disclosed, for example, in U.S.Pat. No. 4,676,980.

[0377] 7. Effector Function Engineering

[0378] It may be desirable to modify the antibody of the invention withrespect to effector function, so as to enhance the effectiveness of theantibody in treating cancer, for example. For example, cysteineresidue(s) may be introduced in the Fe region, thereby allowinginterchain disulfide bond formation in this region. The homodimericantibody thus generated may have improved internalization capabilityand/or increased complement-mediated cell killing and antibody-dependentcellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). See, Caron et al., J. Exp. Med.,176:1191-1195 (1992) and Shopes, J. Immunol., 148:2918-2922 (1992).Homodimeric antibodies with enhanced anti-tumor activity may also beprepared using heterobifunctional cross-linkers as described in Wolff etal., Cancer Research 53:2560-2565 (1993). Alternatively, an antibody canbe engineered which has dual Fe regions and may thereby have enhancedcomplement lysis and ADCC capabilities. See, Stevenson et al.,Anti-Cancer Drug Design, 3:219-230 (1989).

[0379] 8. Immunoconjugates

[0380] The invention also pertains to immunoconjugates comprising anantibody conjugated to a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeuticagent, toxin (e.g., an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal,plant or animal origin, or fragments thereof, or a small moleculetoxin), or a radioactive isotope (i.e., a radioconjugate).

[0381] Chemotherapeutic agents useful in the generation of suchimmunoconjugates have been described above. Enzymatically active proteintoxins and fragments thereof which can be used include diphtheria Achain, nonbinding active fragments of diphtheria toxin, cholera toxin,botulinus toxin, exotoxin A chain (from Pseudomonas aeruginosa), ricin Achain, abrin A chain, modeccin A chain, alpha-sarcin, Aleurites fordiiproteins, dianthin proteins, Phytolaca americana proteins (PAPI, PAPII,and PAP-S), momordica charantia inhibitor, curcin, crotin, sapaonariaofficinalis inhibitor, gelonin, saporin, mitogellin, restrictocin,phenomycin, enomycin and the tricothecenes. Small molecule toxinsinclude, for example, calicheamicins, maytansinoids, palytoxin andCC1065. A variety of radionuclides are available for the production ofradioconjugated antibodies. Examples include ²¹²Bi, ¹³¹I, ¹³¹In, ⁹⁰Y and¹⁸⁶Re.

[0382] Conjugates of the antibody and cytotoxic agent are made using avariety of bifunctional protein coupling agents such asN-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithiol) propionate (SPDP), iminothiolane(IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyladipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disucciniridyl suberate),aldehydes (such as glutaraldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis(p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediarnine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such asbis-(p-diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such astolyene 2,6-diisocyanate), and bis-active fluorine compounds (such as1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene). For example, a ricin immunotoxin canbe prepared as described in Vitetta et al., Science 238:1098 (1987).Carbon-14-labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl-3-methyldiethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent forconjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody. See, WO94/11026.

[0383] In another embodiment, the antibody may be conjugated to a“receptor” (such as streptavidin) for utilization in tumor pretargetingwherein the antibody-receptor conjugate is administered to the patient,followed by removal of unbound conjugate from the circulation using aclearing agent and then administration of a “ligand” (e.g., avidin)which is conjugated to a cytotoxic agent (e.g., a radionucleotide).

[0384] 9. Immunoliposomes

[0385] The antibodies disclosed herein may also be formulated asimmunoliposomes. Liposomes containing the antibody are prepared bymethods known in the art, such as described in Epstein et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82:3688 (1985); Hwang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA, 77:4030 (1980); and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,485,045 and 4,544,545.Liposomes with enhanced circulation time are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.5,013,556.

[0386] Particularly useful liposomes can be generated by the reversephase evaporation method with a lipid composition comprisingphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol and PEG-derivatizedphosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE). Liposomes are extruded throughfilters of defined pore size to yield liposomes with the desireddiameter. Fab′ fragments of the antibody of the present invention can beconjugated to the liposomes as described in Martin et al., J. Biol.Chem., 257:286-288 (1982) via a disulfide interchange reaction. Achemotherapeutic agent (such as Doxorubicin) is optionally containedwithin the liposome. See, Gabizon et al., J. National Cancer Inst.,81(19):1484 (1989).

[0387] N. Pharmaceutical Compositions

[0388] Antibodies specifically binding the product of an amplified geneidentified herein, as well as other molecules identified by thescreening assays disclosed hereinbefore, can be administered for thetreatment of tumors, including cancers, in the form of pharmaceuticalcompositions.

[0389] If the protein encoded by the amplified gene is intracellular andwhole antibodies are used as inhibitors, internalizing antibodies arepreferred. However, lipofections or liposomes can also be used todeliver the antibody, or an antibody fragment, into cells. Whereantibody fragments are used, the smallest inhibitory fragment whichspecifically binds to the binding domain of the target protein ispreferred. For example, based upon the variable region sequences of anantibody, peptide molecules can be designed which retain the ability tobind the target protein sequence. Such peptides can be synthesizedchemically and/or produced by recombinant DNA technology (see, e.g.,Marasco et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90:7889-7893 [1993]).

[0390] Therapeutic formulations of the antibody are prepared for storageby mixing the antibody having the desired degree of purity with optionalpharmaceutically acceptable carriers, excipients or stabilizers(Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16th edition, Osol, A. ed.[1980]), in the form of lyophilized formulations or aqueous solutions.Acceptable carriers, excipients, or stabilizers are nontoxic torecipients at the dosages and concentrations employed, and includebuffers such as phosphate, citrate, and other organic acids;antioxidants including ascorbic acid and methionine; preservatives (suchas octadecyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride; hexamethonium chloride;benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride; phenol, butyl or benzylalcohol; alkyl parabens such as methyl or propyl paraben; catechol;resorcinol; cyclohexanol; 3-pentanol; and m-cresol); low molecularweight (less than about 10 residues) polypeptides; proteins, such asserum albumin, gelatin, or immunoglobulins; hydrophilic polymers such aspolyvinylpyrrolidone; amino acids such as glycine, glutamine,asparagine, histidine, arginine, or lysine; monosaccharides,disaccharides, and other carbohydrates including glucose, mannose, ordextrins; chelating agents such as EDTA; sugars such as sucrose,mannitol, trehalose or sorbitol; salt-forming counter-ions such assodium; metal complexes (e.g., Zn-protein complexes); and/or non-ionicsurfactants such as TWEEN™, PLURONICS™ or polyethylene glycol (PEG).

[0391] Non-antibody compounds identified by the screening assays of thepresent invention can be formulated in an analogous manner, usingstandard techniques well known in the art.

[0392] The formulation herein may also contain more than one activecompound as necessary for the particular indication being treated,preferably those with complementary activities that do not adverselyaffect each other. Alternatively, or in addition, the composition maycomprise a cytotoxic agent, cytokine or growth inhibitory agent. Suchmolecules are suitably present in combination in amounts that areeffective for the purpose intended.

[0393] The active ingredients may also be entrapped in microcapsulesprepared, for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacialpolymerization, for example, hydroxymethylcellulose orgelatin-microcapsules and poly-(methylmethacylate) microcapsules,respectively, in colloidal drug delivery systems (for example,liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles andnanocapsules) or in macroemulsions. Such techniques are disclosed inRemington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16th edition, Osol, A. ed. (1980).

[0394] The formulations to be used for in vivo administration must besterile. This is readily accomplished by filtration through sterilefiltration membranes.

[0395] Sustained-release preparations may be prepared. Suitable examplesof sustained-release preparations include semipermeable matrices ofsolid hydrophobic polymers containing the antibody, which matrices arein the form of shaped articles, e.g., films or microcapsules. Examplesof sustained-release matrices include polyesters, hydrogels (forexample, poly(2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate), or poly(vinylalcohol)),polylactides (U.S. Pat. No. 3,773,919), copolymers of L-glutamic acidand ethyl-L-glutamate, non-degradable ethylene-vinyl acetate, degradablelactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers such as the LUPRON DEPOT™(injectable microspheres composed of lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymerand leuprolide acetate), and poly-D-(−)-3-hydroxybutyric acid. Whilepolymers such as ethylene-vinyl acetate and lactic acid-glycolic acidenable release of molecules for over 100 days, certain hydrogels releaseproteins for shorter time periods. When encapsulated antibodies remainin the body for a long time, they may denature or aggregate as a resultof exposure to moisture at 37° C., resulting in a loss of biologicalactivity and possible changes in immunogenicity. Rational strategies canbe devised for stabilization depending on the mechanism involved. Forexample, if the aggregation mechanism is discovered to be intermolecularS—S bond formation through thio-disulfide interchange, stabilization maybe achieved by modifying sulthydryl residues, lyophilizing from acidicsolutions, controlling moisture content, using appropriate additives,and developing specific polymer matrix compositions.

[0396] O. Methods of Treatment

[0397] It is contemplated that the antibodies and other anti-tumorcompounds of the present invention may be used to treat variousconditions, including those characterized by overexpression and/oractivation of the amplified genes identified herein. Exemplaryconditions or disorders to be treated with such antibodies and othercompounds, including, but not limited to, small organic and inorganicmolecules, peptides, antisense molecules, etc., include benign ormalignant tumors (e.g., renal, liver, kidney, bladder, breast, gastric,ovarian, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic, lung, vulval, thyroid,hepatic carcinomas; sarcomas; glioblastomas; and various head and necktumors); leukemias and lymphoid malignancies; other disorders such asneuronal, glial, astrocytal, hypothalamic and other glandular,macrophagal, epithelial, stromal and blastocoelic disorders; andinflammatory, angiogenic and immunologic disorders.

[0398] The anti-tumor agents of the present invention, e.g., antibodies,are administered to a mammal, preferably a human, in accord with knownmethods, such as intravenous administration as a bolus or by continuousinfusion over a period of time, by intramuscular, intraperitoneal,intracerobrospinal, subcutaneous, intra-articular, intrasynovial,intrathecal, oral, topical, or inhalation routes. Intravenousadministration of the antibody is preferred.

[0399] Other therapeutic regimens may be combined with theadministration of the anti-cancer agents, e.g., antibodies of theinstant invention. For example, the patient to be treated with suchanti-cancer agents may also receive radiation therapy. Alternatively, orin addition, a chemotherapeutic agent may be administered to thepatient. Preparation and dosing schedules for such chemotherapeuticagents may be used according to manufacturers′ instructions or asdetermined empirically by the skilled practitioner. Preparation anddosing schedules for such chemotherapy are also described inChemotherapy Service Ed., M.C. Perry, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Md.(1992). The chemotherapeutic agent may precede, or follow administrationof the anti-tumor agent, e.g., antibody, or may be given simultaneouslytherewith. The antibody may be combined with an anti-oestrogen compoundsuch as tamoxifen or an anti-progesterone such as onapristone (see, EP616812) in dosages known for such molecules.

[0400] It may be desirable to also administer antibodies against othertumor associated antigens, such as antibodies which bind to the ErbB2,EGFR, ErbB3, ErbB4, or vascular endothelial factor (VEGF).Alternatively, or in addition, two or more antibodies binding the sameor two or more different antigens disclosed herein may beco-administered to the patient. Sometimes, it may be beneficial to alsoadminister one or more cytokines to the patient. In a preferredembodiment, the antibodies herein are co-administered with a growthinhibitory agent. For example, the growth inhibitory agent may beadministered first, followed by an antibody of the present invention.However, simultaneous administration or administration of the antibodyof the present invention first is also contemplated. Suitable dosagesfor the growth inhibitory agent are those presently used and may belowered due to the combined action (synergy) of the growth inhibitoryagent and the antibody herein.

[0401] For the prevention or treatment of disease, the appropriatedosage of an anti-tumor agent, e.g., an antibody herein will depend onthe type of disease to be treated, as defined above, the severity andcourse of the disease, whether the agent is administered for preventiveor therapeutic purposes, previous therapy, the patient's clinicalhistory and response to the agent, and the discretion of the attendingphysician. The agent is suitably administered to the patient at one timeor over a series of treatments.

[0402] For example, depending on the type and severity of the disease,about 1 μg/kg to 15 mg/kg (e.g., 0.1-20 mg/kg) of antibody is an initialcandidate dosage for administration to the patient, whether, forexample, by one or more separate administrations, or by continuousinfusion. A typical daily dosage might range from about 1 μg/kg to 100mg/kg or more, depending on the factors mentioned above. For repeatedadministrations over several days or longer, depending on the condition,the treatment is sustained until a desired suppression of diseasesymptoms occurs. However, other dosage regimens may be useful. Theprogress of this therapy is easily monitored by conventional techniquesand assays.

[0403] P. Articles of Manufacture

[0404] In another embodiment of the invention, an article of manufacturecontaining materials useful for the diagnosis or treatment of thedisorders described above is provided. The article of manufacturecomprises a container and a label. Suitable containers include, forexample, bottles, vials, syringes, and test tubes. The containers may beformed from a variety of materials such as glass or plastic. Thecontainer holds a composition which is effective for diagnosing ortreating the condition and may have a sterile access port (for examplethe container may be an intravenous solution bag or a vial having astopper pierceable by a hypodermic injection needle). The active agentin the composition is usually an anti-tumor agent capable of interferingwith the activity of a gene product identified herein, e.g., anantibody. The label on, or associated with, the container indicates thatthe composition is used for diagnosing or treating the condition ofchoice. The article of manufacture may further comprise a secondcontainer comprising a pharmaceutically-acceptable buffer, such asphosphate-buffered saline, Ringer's solution and dextrose solution. Itmay further include other materials desirable from a commercial and userstandpoint, including other buffers, diluents, filters, needles,syringes, and package inserts with instructions for use.

[0405] Q. Diagnosis and Prognosis of Tumors

[0406] While cell surface proteins, such as growth receptorsoverexpressed in certain tumors are excellent targets for drugcandidates or tumor (e.g., cancer) treatment, the same proteins alongwith secreted proteins encoded by the genes amplified in tumor cellsfind additional use in the diagnosis and prognosis of tumors. Forexample, antibodies directed against the protein products of genesamplified in tumor cells can be used as tumor diagnostics orprognostics.

[0407] For example, antibodies, including antibody fragments, can beused to qualitatively or quantitatively detect the expression ofproteins encoded by the amplified genes (“marker gene products”). Theantibody preferably is equipped with a detectable, e.g., fluorescentlabel, and binding can be monitored by light microscopy, flow cytometry,fluorimetry, or other techniques known in the art. These techniques areparticularly suitable, if the amplified gene encodes a cell surfaceprotein, e.g., a growth factor. Such binding assays are performedessentially as described in section 5 above.

[0408] In situ detection of antibody binding to the marker gene productscan be performed, for example, by immunofluorescence or immunoelectronmicroscopy. For this purpose, a histological specimen is removed fromthe patient, and a labeled antibody is applied to it, preferably byoverlaying the antibody on a biological sample. This procedure alsoallows for determining the distribution of the marker gene product inthe tissue examined. It will be apparent for those skilled in the artthat a wide variety of histological methods are readily available for insitu detection.

[0409] The following examples are offered for illustrative purposesonly, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present inventionin any way.

[0410] All patent and literature references cited in the presentspecification are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

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[0411] Commercially available reagents referred to in the examples wereused according to manufacturer's instructions unless otherwiseindicated. The source of those cells identified in the followingexamples, and throughout the specification, by ATCC accession numbers isthe American Type Culture Collection, 10801 University Blvd., Manassas,Va. 20110-2209. All original deposits referred to in the presentapplication were made under the provisions of the Budapest Treaty on theInternational Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for thePurpose of Patent Procedure and the Regulations thereunder (BudapestTreaty). This assures maintenance of a viable culture of the deposit for30 years from the date of deposit. The deposit will be made available byATCC under the terms of the Budapest Treaty, and subject to an agreementbetween Genentech, Inc., and ATCC, which assures permanent andunrestricted availability of the progeny of the culture of the depositto the public upon issuance of the pertinent U.S. patent or upon layingopen to the public of any U.S. or foreign patent application, whichevercomes first, and assures availability of the progeny to one determinedby the U.S. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitledthereto according to 35 USC §122 and the Commissioner's rules pursuantthereto (including 37 CFR §1.14 with particular reference to 886 OG638).

[0412] Unless otherwise noted, the present invention uses standardprocedures of recombinant DNA technology, such as those describedhereinabove and in the following textbooks: Sambrook et al., MolecularCloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press N.Y., 1989;Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Green PublishingAssociates and Wiley Interscience, N.Y., 1989; Innis et al., PCRProtocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, Academic Press, Inc.,N.Y., 1990; Harlow et al., Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold SpringHarbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor, 1988; Gait, Oligonucleotide Synthesis,IRL Press, Oxford, 1984; R. I. Freshney, Animal Cell Culture, 1987;Coligan et al., Current Protocols in Immunology, 1991.

Example 1 Extracellular Domain Homology Screening to Identify NovelPolypeptides and cDNA Encoding Therefor

[0413] The extracellular domain (ECD) sequences (including the secretionsignal sequence, if any) from about 950 known secreted proteins from theSwiss-Prot public database were used to search EST databases. The ESTdatabases included public databases (e.g., Dayhoff, GenBank), andproprietary databases (e.g. LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto,Calif.). The search was performed using the computer program BLAST orBLAST-2 (Altschul et al., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)) asa comparison of the ECD protein sequences to a 6 frame translation ofthe EST sequences. Those comparisons with a BLAST score of 70 (or insome cases 90) or greater that did not encode known proteins wereclustered and assembled into consensus DNA sequences with the program“phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.).

[0414] Using this extracellular domain homology screen, consensus DNAsequences were assembled relative to the other identified EST sequencesusing phrap. In addition, the consensus DNA sequences obtained wereoften (but not always) extended using repeated cycles of BLAST orBLAST-2 and phrap to extend the consensus sequence as far as possibleusing the sources of EST sequences discussed above.

[0415] Based upon the consensus sequences obtained as described above,oligonucleotides were then synthesized and used to identify by PCR acDNA library that contained the sequence of interest and for use asprobes to isolate a clone of the full-length coding sequence for a PROpolypeptide. Forward and reverse PCR primers generally range from 20 to30 nucleotides and are often designed to give a PCR product of about100-1000 bp in length. The probe sequences are typically 40-55 bp inlength. In some cases, additional oligonucleotides are synthesized whenthe consensus sequence is greater than about 1-1.5 kbp. In order toscreen several libraries for a full-length clone, DNA from the librarieswas screened by PCR amplification, as per Ausubel et al., CurrentProtocols in Molecular Biology, with the PCR primer pair. A positivelibrary was then used to isolate clones encoding the gene of interestusing the probe oligonucleotide and one of the primer pairs.

[0416] The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNA clones wereconstructed by standard methods using commercially available reagentssuch as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif. The cDNA was primedwith oligo dT containing a NotI site, linked with blunt to SalIhemikinased adaptors, cleaved with NotI, sized appropriately by gelelectrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitablecloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRK5B is a precursor of pRK5D thatdoes not contain the SfiI site; see, Holmes et al., Science,253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique XhoI and NotI sites.

Example 2 Isolation of cDNA Clones Using Signal Algorithm Analysis

[0417] Various polypeptide-encoding nucleic acid sequences wereidentified by applying a proprietary signal sequence finding algorithmdeveloped by Genentech, Inc., (South San Francisco, Calif.) upon ESTs aswell as clustered and assembled EST fragments from public (e.g.,GenBank) and/or private (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Inc., PaloAlto, Calif.) databases. The signal sequence algorithm computes asecretion signal score based on the character of the DNA nucleotidessurrounding the first and optionally the second methionine codon(s)(ATG) at the 5′-end of the sequence or sequence fragment underconsideration. The nucleotides following the first ATG must code for atleast 35 unambiguous amino acids without any stop codons. If the firstATG has the required amino acids, the second is not examined. If neithermeets the requirement, the candidate sequence is not scored. In order todetermine whether the EST sequence contains an authentic signalsequence, the DNA and corresponding amino acid sequences surrounding theATG codon are scored using a set of seven sensors (evaluationparameters) known to be associated with secretion signals. Use of thisalgorithm resulted in the identification of numerouspolypeptide-encoding nucleic acid sequences.

Example 3 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO197

[0418] PRO197 was identified by screening the GenBank database using thecomputer program BLAST (Altschul et al., Methods in Enzymology,266:460-480 (1996)). The PRO197 sequence was shown to have homology withknown EST sequences T08223, AA 122061, and M62290. None of the known ESTsequences have been identified as full-length sequences, or described asligands associated with TIE receptors. Following identification, PRO197was cloned from a human fetal lung library prepared from mRNA purchasedfrom Clontech, Inc., (Palo Alto, Calif.), catalog # 6528-1, followingthe manufacturer's instructions. The library was screened byhybridization with synthetic oligonucleotide probes.

[0419] Based on the ESTs found in the GenBank database, theoligonucleotide sequences used were as follows: (SEQ ID NO:71)5′-ATGAGGTGGCCAAGCCTGCCCGAAGAAAGAGGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:72)5′-CAACTGGCTGGGCCATCTCGGGCAGCCTCTTTCTTCGGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:73)5′-CCCAGCCAGAACTCGCCGTGGGGA-3′

[0420] A cDNA clone was identified and sequenced in entirety. The entirenucleotide sequence of DNA22780-1078 is shown in FIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO:1).Clone DNA22780-1078 contains a single open reading frame with anapparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions 23-25,and a stop codon at nucleotide positions 1382-1384 (FIG. 1; SEQ IDNO:1). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 453 amino acids long. Thefull-length PRO197 protein is shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2).

[0421] Analysis of the full-length PRO197 sequence shown in FIG. 2 (SEQID NO:2) evidences the presence of important polypeptide domains,wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains areapproximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO197sequence shown in FIG. 2 evidences the presence of the following: atransmembrane domain from about amino acid 51 to about amino acid 70; anN-glycosylation site from about amino acid 224 to about amino acid 228;cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation sites from aboutamino acid 46 to about amino acid 50 and from about amino acid 118 toabout amino acid 122; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 50 toabout amino acid 56, from about amino acid 129 to about amino acid 135,from about amino acid 341 to about amino acid 347, and from about aminoacid 357 to about amino acid 363; and a fibrinogen beta and gamma chainsC-terminal domain signature from about amino acid 396 to about aminoacid 409.

[0422] Clone DNA22780-1078 has been deposited with ATCC on Sep. 18, 1997and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209284. It is understood that thedeposited clone has the actual correct sequence rather than therepresentations provided herein.

[0423] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using the ALIGN-2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), evidenced homology between thePRO197 amino acid sequence and ligands associated with TIE receptors.The abbreviation “TIE” is an acronym which stands for “tyrosine kinasecontaining Ig and EGF homology domains” and was coined to designate anew family of receptor tyrosine kinases.

Example 4 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO207

[0424] An expressed sequence tag (EST) DNA database (LIFESEQ®, IncytePharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif.) was searched and an EST wasidentified which showed homology to human Apo-2 ligand. A human fetalkidney cDNA library was then screened. mRNA isolated from human fetalkidney tissue (Clontech) was used to prepare the cDNA library. This RNAwas used to generate an oligo dT primed cDNA library in the vector pRK5Dusing reagents and protocols from Life Technologies, Gaithersburg, Md.(Super Script Plasmid System). In this procedure, the double strandedcDNA was sized to greater than 1000 bp and the SalI/NotI linkered cDNAwas cloned into XhoI/NotI cleaved vector. pRK5D is a cloning vector thathas an sp6 transcription initiation site followed by an SfiI restrictionenzyme site preceding the XhoI/NotI cDNA cloning sites. The library wasscreened by hybridization with a synthetic oligonucleotide probe:

[0425] 5′-CCAGCCCTCTGCGCTACAACCGCCAGATCGGGGAGTTTATAGTCACCCGG-3′ (SEQ IDNO:74) based on the EST.

[0426] A cDNA clone was sequenced in entirety. A nucleotide sequence ofthe full-length DNA30879-1152 is shown in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID NO:3). CloneDNA30879-1152 contains a single open reading frame with an apparenttranslational initiation site at nucleotide positions 58-60 (FIG. 3; SEQID NO:3) and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 805-807. Thepredicted polypeptide precursor is 249 amino acids long. Analysis of thefull-length PRO207 sequence shown in FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4) evidences thepresence of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givenfor those important polypeptide domains are approximate as describedabove. Analysis of the full-length PRO207 sequence shown in FIG. 4evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 40; an N-glycosylation site from aboutamino acid 139 to about amino acid 143; N-myristoylation sites fromabout amino acid 27 to about amino acid 33, from about amino acid 29 toabout amino acid 35, from about amino acid 36 to about amino acid 42,from about amino acid 45 to about amino acid 51, from about amino acid118 to about amino acid 124, from about amino acid 121 to about aminoacid 127, from about amino acid 125 to about amino acid 131, and fromabout amino acid 128 to about amino acid 134; amidation sites from aboutamino acid 10 to about amino acid 14 and from about amino acid 97 toabout amino acid 101; and a prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipidattachment site from about amino acid 24 to about amino acid 35. CloneDNA30879-1152 has been deposited with ATCC on Oct. 10, 1997 and isassigned ATCC deposit no. 209358.

[0427] Based on a BLAST and FastA sequence alignment analysis (using theALIGN-2 computer program) of the full-length PRO207sequence shown inFIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), PRO207 shows amino acid sequence identity toseveral members of the TNF cytokine family, and particularly, to humanlymphotoxin-beta (23.4%) and human CD40 ligand (19.8%).

Example 5 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO226

[0428] A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other ESTsequences using phrap as described in Example 1 above. This assembledconsensus sequence encoding an EGF-like homologue is herein identifiedas DNA28744. Based on the DNA28744 consensus sequence, oligonucleotideswere synthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that containedthe sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone ofthe full-length coding sequence for PRO226.

[0429] PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCRprimer (28744.f) (OLI556): 5′-ATTCTGCGTGAACACTGAGGGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:75)reverse PCR primer (28744.r) (OLI557): 5′-ATCTGCTTGTAGCCCTCGGCAC-3′ (SEQID NO:76)

[0430] Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe wasconstructed from the DNA28744 consensus sequence which had the followingnucleotide sequence:

[0431] hybridization probe (28744.p) (OL1555):

[0432] 5′-CCTGGCTATCAGCAGGTGGGCTCCAAGTGTCTCGATGTGGATGAGTGTGA-3′ (SEQ IDNO:77)

[0433] In order to screen several libraries for a source of afull-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCRamplification with the PCR primer pairs identified above. A positivelibrary was then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO226 gene usingthe probe oligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA forconstruction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal lungtissue. DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as describedabove gave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA33460-1166 [FIG. 5, SEQID NO:5]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO226.

[0434] The entire coding sequence of DNA33460-1166 is included in FIG. 5(SEQ ID NO:5). Clone DNA33460-1166 contains a single open reading framewith an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions62-64, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1391-1393. Thepredicted polypeptide precursor is 443 amino acids long. Analysis of thefull-length PRO226 sequence shown in FIG. 6 (SEQ ID NO:6) evidences thepresence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein thelocations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximateas described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO226 polypeptide shownin FIG. 6 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide fromabout amino acid 1 to about amino acid 25; N-glycosylation sites fromabout amino acid 198 to about amino acid 202 and from about amino acid394 to about amino acid 398; N-myristoylation sites from about aminoacid 76 to about amino acid 82, from about amino acid 145 to about aminoacid 151, from about amino acid 182 to about amino acid 188, from aboutamino acid 222 to about amino acid 228, from about amino acid 290 toabout amino acid 296, from about amino acid 305 to about amino acid 311,from about amino acid 371 to about amino acid 377 and from about aminoacid 381 to about amino acid 387; and aspartic acid and asparaginehydroxylation sites from about amino acid 140 to about amino acid 152,from about amino acid 177 to about amino acid 189, from about amino acid217 to about amino acid 229, and from about amino acid 258 to aboutamino acid 270. Clone DNA33460-1166 has been deposited with the ATCC onOct. 16, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209376.

[0435] Based on a BLAST and FastA sequence alignment analysis of thefull-length PRO226 sequence shown in FIG. 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), EGF-likehomolog DNA33460-1166shows amino acid sequence identity to HT proteinand/or Fibulin (49% and 38%, respectively).

Example 6 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO232

[0436] A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other ESTsequences using phrap as described in Example 1 above. This assembledconsensus sequence is herein identified as DNA30935, wherein thepolypeptide showed similarity to one or more stem cell antigens. Basedon the DNA30935 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides weresynthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that contained thesequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of thefull-length coding sequence for PRO232.

[0437] PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCRprimer: 5′-TGCTGTGCTACTCCTGCAAAGCCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:78) reverse PCRprimer: 5′-TGCACAAGTCGGTGTCACAGCACG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:79)

[0438] Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe wasconstructed from the DNA30935 consensus sequence which had the followingnucleotide sequence:

[0439] hybridization probe:

[0440] 5′-AGCAACGAGGACTGCCTGCAGGTGGAGAACTGCACCCAGCTGGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:80)

[0441] In order to screen several libraries for a source of afull-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCRamplification with the PCR primer pairs identified above. A positivelibrary was then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO232 gene usingthe probe oligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA forconstruction of the cDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal kidneytissue.

[0442] DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described abovegave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA34435-1140 [FIG. 7, SEQ IDNO:7]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO232.

[0443] The entire coding sequence of DNA34435-1140 is included in FIG. 7(SEQ ID NO:7). Clone DNA34435-1140 contains a single open reading framewith apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 359-361. The predictedpolypeptide precursor is 119 amino acids long. Analysis of thefull-length PRO232 sequence shown in FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8) evidences thepresence of a variety of important polypeptide domains, wherein thelocations given for those important polypeptide domains are approximateas described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO232 polypeptide shownin FIG. 8 evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide fromabout amino acid 1 to about amino acid 16; N-glycosylation sites fromabout amino acid 36 to about amino acid 40, from about amino acid 79 toabout amino acid 83, and from about amino acid 89 to about amino acid93; an N-myristoylation site from about amino acid 61 to about aminoacid 67; and an amidation site from about amino acid 75 to about aminoacid 79. Clone DNA34435-1140 has been deposited with the ATCC on Sep.16, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209250.

[0444] An analysis of the full-length PRO232 sequence shown in FIG. 8(SEQ ID NO:8) suggests that it possesses 35% sequence identity with astem cell surface antigen from Gallus gallus.

Example 7 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO243 by GenomicWalking Introduction

[0445] Human thrombopoietin (THPO) is a glycosylated hormone of 352amino acids consisting of two domains. The N-terminal domain, sharing50% similarity to erythropoietin, is responsible for the biologicalactivity. The C-terminal region is required for secretion. The gene forthrombopoietin (THPO) maps to human chromosome 3q27-q28 where the sixexons of this gene span 7 kilobase base pairs of genomic DNA (Gurney etal., Blood, 85:981-988 (1995). In order to determine whether there wereany genes encoding THPO homologues located in close proximity to THPO,genomic DNA fragments from this region were identified and sequenced.Three P1 clones and one PAC clone (Genome Systems, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.;cat. Nos. P1-2535 and PAC-6539) encompassing the THPO locus wereisolated and a 140 kb region was sequenced using the ordered shotgunstrategy (Chen et. al. Genomics, 17:651-656 (1993)), coupled with aPCR-based gap filling approach. Analysis reveals that the region isgene-rich with four additional genes located very close to THPO: tumornecrosis factor-receptor type 1 associated protein 2 (TRAP2) andelongation initiation factor gamma (e1F4g), chloride channel 2 (CLCN2)and RNA polymerase II subunit hRPB 17. While no THPO homolog was foundin the region, four novel genes have been predicted by computer-assistedgene detection (GRAIL)(Xu et al., Gen. Engin., 16:241-253 (1994), thepresence of CpG islands (Cross, S. and Bird, A., Curr. Opin. Genet. &Devel., 5:109-314 (1995), and homology to known genes (as detected byWU-BLAST2.0) (Altschul and Gish, Methods Enzymol., 266:460-480 (1996)).

Procedures P1 and PAC Clones

[0446] The initial human P1 clone was isolated from a genomic P1 library(Genome Systems, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.; cat no.: P1-2535) screened withPCR primers designed from the THPO genomic sequence (A. L. Gurney, etal., Blood, 85:981-988 (1995). PCR primers were designed from the endsequences derived from this P1 clone were then used to screen P1 and PAClibraries (Genome Systems, Cat Nos.: P1-2535 & PAC-6539) to identifyoverlapping clones.

Ordered Shotgun Strategy

[0447] The Ordered Shotgun Strategy (OSS) (Chen et al., Genomics17:651-656 (1993)) Involves the mapping and sequencing of large genomicDNA clones with a hierarchical approach. The P1 or PAC clone wassonicated and the fragments subcloned into lambda vector (λBluestar)(Novagen, Inc., Madison, Wis.; cat no. 69242-3). The lambda subcloneinserts were isolated by long-range PCR (Barnes, W., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA, 91:2216-2220 (1994) and the ends sequenced. The lambda-endsequences were overlapped to create a partial map of the original clone.Those lambda clones with overlapping end-sequences were identified, theinsets subcloned into a plasmid vector (pUC9 or pUC18) and the ends ofthe plasmid subclones were sequenced and assembled to generate acontiguous sequence. This directed sequencing strategy minimizes theredundancy required while allowing one to scan for and concentrate oninteresting regions.

[0448] In order to identify better the THPO locus and to search forother genes related to the hematopoietin family, four genomic cloneswere isolated from this region by PCR screening of human P1 and PAClibraries (Genome System, Inc., Cat. Nos.: P1-2535 and PAC-6539). Thesizes of the genomic fragments are as follows: P1.t is 40 kb; P1.g is 70kb; P1.u is 70 kb; and PAC.z is 200 kb. Approximately 80% of the 200 kbgenomic DNA region was sequenced by the Ordered Shotgun Strategy (OSS)(Chen et al., Genomics, 17:651-56 (1993) and assembled into contigsusing AutoAssembler™ (Applied Biosystems, Perkin Elmer, Foster City,Calif., cat no. 903227). The preliminary order of these contigs wasdetermined by manual analysis. There were 46 contigs and filling in thegaps was employed. Table 4 summarizes the number and sizes of the gaps.TABLE 4 Summary of the gaps in the 140 kb region Size of gap Number <50bp 13  50-150 bp 7  150-300 bp 7  300-1000 bp 10 1000-5000 bp 7 >5000 bp2 (≈15,000 bp)

DNA Sequencing

[0449] ABI DYE-primer™ chemistry (PE Applied Biosystems, Foster City,Calif.; Cat. No.: 402112) was used to end-sequence the lambda andplasmid subclones. ABI DYE-terminator™ chemistry (PE Applied Biosystems,Foster City, Calif., Cat. No: 403044) was used to sequence the PCRproducts with their respective PCR primers. The sequences were collectedwith an ABI377 instrument. For PCR products larger than 1 kb, walkingprimers were used. The sequences of contigs generated by the OSSstrategy in AutoAssembler™ (PE Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.;Cat. No: 903227) and the gap-filling sequencing trace files wereimported into Sequencher™ (Gene Codes Corp., Ann Arbor, Mich.) foroverlapping and editing.

PCR-Based Gap Filling Strategy

[0450] Primers were designed based on the 5′- and 3′-end sequence ofeach contig, avoiding repetitive and low quality sequence regions. Allprimers were designed to be 19-24-mers with 50%-70% G/C content. Oligoswere synthesized and gel-purified by standard methods.

[0451] Since the orientation and order of the contigs were unknown,permutations of the primers were used in the amplification reactions.Two PCR kits were used: first, XL PCR kit (Perkin Elmer, Norwalk, Conn.;Cat No.: N8080205), with extension times of approximately 10 minutes;and second, the Taq polymerase PCR kit (Qiagen, Inc., Valencia, Calif.;Cat. No.: 201223) was used under high stringency conditions if smearedor multiple products were observed with the XL PCR kit. The main PCRproduct from each successful reaction was extracted from a 0.9% lowmelting agarose gel and purified with the Geneclean DNA Purification kitprior to sequencing.

Analysis

[0452] The identification and characterization of coding regions wascarried out as follows: First, repetitive sequences were masked usingRepeatMasker (A. F. A. Smit & P. Green,http://ftp.genome.washington.edu/RM/RM details.html) which screens DNAsequences in FastA format against a library of repetitive elements andreturns a masked query sequence. Repeats not masked were identified bycomparing the sequence to the GenBank database using WUBLAST (Altschul,S. & Gish, W., Methods Enzymol., 266:460-480 (1996)) and were maskedmanually.

[0453] Next, known genes were revealed by comparing the genomic regionsagainst Genentech's protein database using the WUBLAST2.0 algorithm andthen annotated by aligning the genomic and cDNA sequences for each gene,respectively, using a Needleman-Wunch (Needleman and Wunsch, J. Mol.Biol., 48:443-453 (1970)) algorithm to find regions of local identitybetween sequences which are otherwise largely dissimilar. The strategyresults in detection of all exons of the five known genes in the region,THPO, TRAP2, e 1 F4g, CLCN2, and hRPB 17 (Table 5). TABLE 5 Summary ofknown genes located in the 140 kb region analyzed Known genes Mapposition eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 gamma 3q27-qterthrombopoietin 3q26-q27 chloride channel 2 3q26-qter TNF receptorassociated protein 2 not previously mapped RNA polymerase II subunithRPB17 not previously mapped

[0454] Finally, novel transcription units were predicted using a numberof approaches. CpG islands (S. Cross & Bird, A., Curr. Opin. Genet.Dev., 5:109-314 (1995)) islands were used to define promoter regions andwere identified as clusters of sites cleaved by enzymes recognizingGC-rich, 6 or 8-mer palindromic sequences. CpG islands are usuallyassociated with promoter regions of genes. WUBLAST2.0 analysis of shortgenomic regions (10-20 kb) versus GenBank revealed matches to ESTs. Theindividual EST sequences (or where possible, their sequence chromatogramfiles) were retrieved and assembled with Sequencher to provide atheoretical cDNA sequence (DNA34415). GRAIL2 (ApoCom, Inc., Knoxville,Tenn., command line version for the DEC alpha) was used to predict anovel exon. The five known genes in the region served as internalcontrols for the success of the GRAIL algorithm.

Isolation

[0455] Chordin cDNA clones were isolated from an oligo-dT-primed humanfetal lung library. Human fetal lung polyA⁺ RNA was purchased fromClontech (cat#6528-l, lot#43777) and 5 mg used to construct a cDNAlibrary in pRK5B (Genentech, LIB26). The 3′-primer: (SEQ ID NO:81) The3′ primer: pGACTAGTTCTAGATCGCGAGCGGCCGCCCTTTTTTTTTTTTT (SEQ ID NO:82)and the 5′-linker: pCGGACGCGTGGGGCCTGCGCACCCAGCT

[0456] were designed to introduce SalI and NotI restriction sites.Clones were screened with oligonucleotide probes designed from theputative human chordin cDNA sequence (DNA34415) deduced by manually“splicing” together the proposed genomic exons of the gene. PCR primersflanking the probes were used to confirm the identity of the cDNA clonesprior to sequencing.

[0457] The screening oligonucleotide probes were the following: OLI564034415.p1: (SEQ ID NO: 83) 5′-GCCGCTCCCCGAACGGGCAGCGGCTCCTTCTCAGAA-3′OLI5642 34415.p2: (SEQ ID NO:84)5′-GGCGCACAGCACGCAGCGCATCACCCCGAATGGCTC-3′ and the flanking probes usedwere the following: OLI5639 34415.f1: (SEQ ID NO:85)5′-GTGCTGCCCATCCGTTCTGAGAAGGA-3′ OLI5643 34415.r: (SEQ ID NO: 86)5′-GCAGGGTGCTCAAACAGGACAC-3′

[0458] The entire coding sequence of DNA35917-1207 is included in FIG. 9(SEQ ID NO:9). Clone DNA35917-1207 contains a single open reading framewith an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions137-139 and with apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 2999-3001.The predicted polypeptide precursor is 954 amino acids long. Analysis ofthe full-length PRO243 sequence shown in FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10)evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptide domains,wherein the locations given for those important polypeptide domains areapproximate as described above. Analysis of the full-length PRO243polypeptide shown in FIG. 10 evidences the presence of the following: asignal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid 23;N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 217 to about amino acid 221,from about amino acid 351 to about amino acid 355, from about amino acid365 to about amino acid 369, and from about amino acid 434 to aboutamino acid 438; tyrosine kinase phosphorylation sites from about aminoacid 145 to about amino acid 153 and from about amino acid 778 to aboutamino acid 786; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 20 to aboutamino acid 26, from about amino acid 47 to about amino acid 53, fromabout amino acid 50 to about amino acid 56, from about amino acid 69 toabout amino acid 75, from about amino acid 73 to about amino acid 79,from about amino acid 232 to about amino acid 238, from about amino acid236 to about amino acid 242, from about amino acid 390 to about aminoacid 396, from about amino acid 422 to about amino acid 428, from aboutamino acid 473 to about amino acid 479, from about amino acid 477 toabout amino acid 483, from about amino acid 483 to about amino acid 489,from about amino acid 489 to about amino acid 495, from about amino acid573 to about amino acid 579, from about amino acid 576 to about aminoacid 582, from about amino acid 580 to about amino acid 586, from aboutamino acid 635 to about amino acid 641, from about amino acid 670 toabout amino acid 676, from about amino acid 773 to about amino acid 779,from about amino acid 807 to about amino acid 813, from about amino acid871 to about amino acid 877, and from about amino acid 905 to aboutamino acid 911; an amidation site from about amino acid 87 to aboutamino acid 91; a cell attachment sequence from about amino acid 165 toabout amino acid 168; and a leucine zipper pattern from about amino acid315 to about amino acid 337. Clone DNA35917-1207 has been deposited withthe ATCC on Sep. 3, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209508. Thefull-length PRO243 protein shown in FIG. 10 has an estimated molecularweight of about 101,960 daltons and a pl of about 8.21.

Example 8 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO256

[0459] A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other ESTsequences using phrap as described in Example 1 above. This assembledconsensus sequence is herein identified as DNA28725. Based on theDNA28725 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) toidentify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest,and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length codingsequence for PRO256.

[0460] A pair of PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized:forward PCR primer: 5′-TGTCCACCAAGCAGACAGAAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:87) reversePCR primer: 5′-ACTGGATGGCGCCTTTCCATG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:88)

[0461] Additionally, two synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probeswere constructed from the consensus DNA28725 sequence which had thefollowing nucleotide sequences:

[0462] hybridization probes:5′-CTGACAGTGACTAGCTCAGACCACCCAGAGGACACGGCCAACGTCACAGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:89)5′-GGGCTCTTTCCCACGCTGGTACTATGACCCCACGGAGCAGATCTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:90)

[0463] In order to screen several libraries for a source of afull-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCRamplification with the PCR primer pair identified above. A positivelibrary was then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO256 gene usingone of the probe oligonucleotides and one of the PCR primers.

[0464] RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated fromhuman placenta tissue. The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNAclones were constructed by standard methods using commercially availablereagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif. The cDNA wasprimed with oligo dT containing a NotI site, linked with blunt to SalIhemikinased adaptors, cleaved with NotI, sized appropriately by gelelectrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitablecloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRK5B is a precursor of pRK5D thatdoes not contain the SfiI site; see, Holmes et al., Science,253:1278-1280(1991)) in the unique XhoI and NotI sites.

[0465] DNA sequencing of the clones isolated as described above gave thefull-length DNA sequence for PRO256, herein designated as DNA35880-1160[FIG. 11; SEQ ID NO:11] and the derived protein sequence for PRO256.

[0466] The entire nucleotide sequence of DNA35880-1160 is shown in FIG.11 (SEQ ID NO:11). Clone DNA35880-1160 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 188-190 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions1775-1777. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 529 amino acids long(FIG. 12). Analysis of the full-length PRO256 sequence shown in FIG. 12(SEQ ID NO:12) evidences the presence of a variety of importantpolypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those importantpolypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of thefull-length PRO256 polypeptide shown in FIG. 12 evidences the presenceof the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to aboutamino acid 35; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 466 to aboutamino acid 483; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 66 to aboutamino acid 70, from about amino acid 235 to about amino acid 239, andfrom about amino acid 523 to about amino acid 527; N-myristoylationsites from about amino acid 29 to about amino acid 35, from about aminoacid 43 to about amino acid 49, from about amino acid 161 to about aminoacid 167, from about amino acid 212 to about amino acid 218, from aboutamino acid 281 to about amino acid 287, from about amino acid 282 toabout amino acid 288, from about amino acid 285 to about amino acid 291,from about amino acid 310 to about amino acid 316, from about amino acid313 to about amino acid 319, from about amino acid 422 to about aminoacid 428, from about amino acid 423 to about amino acid 429, and fromabout amino acid 426 to about amino acid 432; a cell attachment sequencefrom about amino acid 193 to about amino acid 199; and pancreatictrypsin inhibitor (Kunitz) family signatures from about amino acid 278to about amino acid 298 and from about amino acid 419 to about aminoacid 438. Clone DNA35880-1160 has been deposited with ATCC on Oct. 16,1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209379.

[0467] Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the full-length PRO256polypeptide suggests that portions of it possess significant homology tothe human bikunin protein, thereby indicating that PRO256 may be a novelproteinase inhibitor.

Example 9 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO269

[0468] A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other ESTsequences using phrap as described in Example 1 above. This consensussequence is designated herein as DNA35705. Based on the assembledDNA35705 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) toidentify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest,and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length codingsequence for PRO269.

[0469] PCR primers (three forward and two reverse) were synthesized:forward PCR primer 1: 5′-TGGAAGGAGATGCGATGCCACCTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:91)forward PCR primer 2: 5′-TGACCAGTGGGGAAGGACAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:92) forwardPCR primer 3: 5′-ACAGAGCAGAGGGTGCCTTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:93) reverse PCRprimer 1 5′-TCAGGGACAAGTGGTGTCTCTCCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:94) reverse PCRprimer 2: 5′-TCAGGGAAGGAGTGTGCAGTTCTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:95)

[0470] Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe wasconstructed from the DNA35705 consensus sequence which had the followingnucleotide sequence:

[0471] hybridization probe:

[0472] 5′-ACAGCTCCCGATCTCAGTTACTTGCATCGCGGACGAAATCGGCGCTCGCT-3′ (SEQ IDNO:96)

[0473] In order to screen several libraries for a source of afull-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCRamplification with the PCR primers identified above. A positive librarywas then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO269 gene using the probeoligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for construction of thecDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal kidney tissue.

[0474] DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described abovegave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA38260-1180 [FIG. 13, SEQ IDNO:13]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO269.

[0475] The entire coding sequence of DNA38260-1180 is included in FIG.13 (SEQ ID NO:13). Clone DNA38260-1180 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 314-316, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions1784-1786. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 490 amino acids longwith a molecular weight of approximately 51,636 daltons and an estimatedpI of about 6.29. Analysis of the full-length PRO269 sequence shown inFIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14) evidences the presence of a variety of importantpolypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those importantpolypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of thefull-length PRO269 polypeptide shown in FIG. 14 evidences the presenceof the following: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to aboutamino acid 16; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 397 to aboutamino acid 418; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 189 to aboutamino acid 193, and from about amino acid 381 to about amino acid 385; aglycosaminoglycan attachment site from about amino acid 289 to aboutamino acid 293; cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylationsites from about amino acid 98 to about amino acid 102, and from aboutamino acid 434 to about amino acid 438; N-myristoylation sites fromabout amino acid 30 to about amino acid 36, from about amino acid toabout amino acid 41, from about amino acid 58 to about amino acid 64,from about amino acid 59 to about amino acid 65, from about amino acid121 to about amino acid 127, from about amino acid 151 to about aminoacid 157, from about amino acid 185 to about amino acid 191, from aboutamino acid 209 to about amino acid 215, from about amino acid 267 toabout amino acid 273, from about amino acid 350 to about amino acid 356,from about amino acid 374 to about amino acid 380, from about amino acid453 to about amino acid 459, from about amino acid 463 to about aminoacid 469, and from about amino acid 477 to about amino acid 483; and anaspartic acid and asparagine hydroxylation site from about amino acid262 to about amino acid 274. Clone DNA38260-1180 has been deposited withthe ATCC on Oct. 17, 1997 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209397.

[0476] Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the full-length PRO269sequence shown in FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), suggests that portions of itpossess significant homology to the human thrombomodulin proteins,thereby indicating that PRO269 may possess one or morethrombomodulin-like domains.

Example 10 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO274

[0477] A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other ESTsequences using phrap as described in Example 1 above. This consensussequence is designated herein as DNA36469. The DNA36469 consensussequence was then extended using repeated cycles of BLAST and phrap toextend the consensus sequence as far as possible using the sources ofEST sequences discussed above. The extended assembly consensus sequenceis herein designated <consen01>. ESTs proprietary to Genentech wereemployed in the second consensus assembly and are herein designatedDNA17873, DNA36157 and DNA28929. Based on the assembled DNA36469 and<consen01> consensus sequences, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) toidentify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest,and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length codingsequence for PRO274.

[0478] Pairs of PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized:forward PCR primer 1 (36469.f1): 5′-CTGATCCGGTTTCTTGGTGCCCCTG-3′ (SEQ IDNO:97) forward PCR primer 2 (36469.f2): 5′-GCTCTGTCACTCACGCTC-3′ (SEQ IDNO:98) forward PCR primer 3 (36469.f3): 5′-TCATCTCTTCCCTCTCCC-3′ (SEQ IDNO:99) forward PCR primer 4 (36469.f4): 5′-CCTTCCGCCACGGAGTTC-3′ (SEQ IDNO:100) reverse PCR primer 1 (36469.r1): 5′-GGCAAAGTCCACTCCGATGATGTC-3′(SEQ ID NO:101) reverse PCR primer 2 (36469.r2):5′-GCCTGCTGTGGTCACAGGTCTCCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:102)

[0479] Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe wasconstructed from the DNA36469 and<consen01> consensus sequences whichhad the following nucleotide sequence:

[0480] hybridization probe (36469.p1):

[0481] 5′-TCGGGGAGCAGGCCTTGAACCGGGGCATTGCTGCTGTCAAGGAGG-3′ (SEQ IDNO:103)

[0482] In order to screen several libraries for a source of afull-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCRamplification with the PCR primers identified above. A positive librarywas then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO274 gene using the probeoligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers RNA for construction of thecDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal liver tissue (LIB229).

[0483] DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described abovegave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA39987-1184 [FIG. 15, SEQ IDNO:15]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO274.

[0484] The entire coding sequence of DNA39987-1184 is included in FIG.15 (SEQ ID NO:15). Clone DNA39987-1184 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 83-85, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions1559-1561. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 492 amino acids longwith a molecular weight of approximately 54,241 daltons and an estimatedpI of about 8.21. Analysis of the full-length PRO274 sequence shown inFIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16) evidences the presence of a variety of importantpolypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those importantpolypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of thefull-length PRO274 polypeptide shown in FIG. 16 evidences the presenceof the following: transmembrane domains from about amino acid 86 toabout amino acid 105, from about amino acid 162 to about amino acid 178,from about amino acid 327 to about amino acid 345, from about amino acid359 to about amino acid 374, and from about amino acid 403 to aboutamino acid 423; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 347 to aboutamino acid 351, and from about amino acid 461 to about amino acid 465; acAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site from aboutamino acid 325 to about amino acid 329; and N-myristoylation sites fromabout amino acid 53 to about amino acid 59, from about amino acid 94 toabout amino acid 100, from about amino acid 229 to about amino acid 235,from about amino acid 267 to about amino acid 273, from about amino acid268 to about amino acid 274, from about amino acid 358 to about aminoacid 364, from about amino acid 422 to about amino acid 428, from aboutamino acid 425 to about amino acid 431, and from about amino acid 431 toabout amino acid 437. Clone DNA39987-1184 has been deposited with theATCC on Apr. 21, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209786.

[0485] Analysis of the amino acid sequence of the full-length PRO274sequence shown in FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), suggests that portions of itpossess significant homology to the Fn54 protein. More specifically, ananalysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35) evidencedsignificant homology between the PRO274 amino acid sequence and thefollowing Dayhoff sequences: MMFN54S2_(—)1, MMFN54S1_(—)1,CELF48C1_(—)8, CEF38B7_(—)6, PRP3_RAT, INL3_PIG, MTCY07A7_(—)13,YNAX_KLEAE, A47234 and HME2_MOUSE.

Example 11 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO304

[0486] A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other ESTsequences using phrap as described in Example 1 above. This consensussequence is designated herein as DNA35958. Based on the assembledDNA35958 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) toidentify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest,and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length codingsequence for PRO304.

[0487] Pairs of PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized:forward PCR primer 1: 5′-GCGGAAGGGCAGAATGGGACTCCAAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:104)forward PCR primer 2: 5′-CAGCCCTGCCACATGTGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:105) forwardPCR primer 3: 5′-TACTGGGTGGTCAGCAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:106) reverse PCR primer1: 5′-GGCGAAGAGCAGGGTGAGACCCCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:107)

[0488] Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe wasconstructed from the DNA35958 consensus sequence which had the followingnucleotide sequence:

[0489] hybridization probe:

[0490] 5′-GCCCTCATCCTCTCTGGCAAATGCAGTFACAGCCCGGAGCCCGAC-3′ (SEQ IDNO:108)

[0491] In order to screen several libraries for a source of afull-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCRamplification with the PCR primers identified above. A positive librarywas then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO304 gene using the probeoligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for construction of thecDNA libraries was isolated from 22 week human fetal brain tissue(LIB153).

[0492] DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described abovegave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA39520-1217 [FIG. 17, SEQ IDNO:17]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO304.

[0493] The entire coding sequence of DNA39520-1217 is included in FIG.17 (SEQ ID NO:17). Clone DNA39520-1217 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 34-36, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions1702-1704. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 556 amino acids long.Analysis of the full-length PRO304 sequence shown in FIG. 18 (SEQ IDNO:18) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptidedomains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptidedomains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-lengthPRO304 polypeptide shown in FIG. 18 evidences the presence of thefollowing: a signal sequence from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid16; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 210 to about amino acid214, from about amino acid 222 to about amino acid 226, from about aminoacid 286 to about amino acid 290, from about amino acid 313 to aboutamino acid 317, and from about amino acid 443 to about amino acid 447;glycosaminoglycan attachment sites from about amino acid 361 to aboutamino acid 365, from about amino acid 408 to about amino acid 412, andfrom about amino acid 538 to about amino acid 542; and N-myristoylationsites from about amino acid 2 to about amino acid 8, from about aminoacid 107 to about amino acid 113, from about amino acid 195 to aboutamino acid 201, from about amino acid 199 to about amino acid 205, fromabout amino acid 217 to about amino acid 223, from about amino acid 219to about amino acid 225, from about amino acid 248 to about amino acid254, from about amino acid 270 to about amino acid 276, from about aminoacid 284 to about amino acid 290, from about amino acid 409 to aboutamino acid 415, from about amino acid 410 to about amino acid 416, fromabout amino acid 473 to about amino acid 479, from about amino acid 482to about amino acid 488, from about amino acid 521 to about amino acid527, from about amino acid 533 to about amino acid 539, and from aboutamino acid 549 to about amino acid 555. Clone DNA39520-1217 has beendeposited with the ATCC on Nov. 21, 1997 and is assigned ATCC depositno. 209482.

Example 12 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO339

[0494] An expressed sequence tag (EST) DNA database ( LIFESEQ®, IncytePharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif.) was searched and an EST wasidentified. An assembly of Incyte clones and a consensus sequence wasformed from which 4 forward primers, two reverse primers and anotherprimer was formed. Human fetal liver cDNA libraries were screened byhybridization with a synthetic oligonucleotide probe based on theidentified EST. The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNA clonesencoding human PRO339 were constructed by standard methods usingcommercially available reagents such as those from Invitrogen, SanDiego, Calif. The cDNA was primed with oligo dT containing a NotI site,linked with blunt to SalI hemikinased adaptors, cleaved with NotI, sizedappropriately by gel electrophoresis, and cloned in a definedorientation into a suitable cloning vector (such as pRKB or PRKD; pRK5Bis a precursor of pRK5D that does not contain the SfiI site; see, Holmeset al., Science 253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique XhoI and NotI.

[0495] The following oligonucleotide probes were used: forward PCRprimer 1: 5′-GGGATGCAGGTGGTGTCTCATGGGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:109) forward PCRprimer 2: 5′-CCCTCATGTACCGGCTCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:110) forward PCR primer 3:5′-GTGTGACACAGCGTGGGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:111) forward PCR primer 4:5′-GACCGGCAGGCTTCTGCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:112) reverse PCR primer 1:5′-CAGCAGCTTCAGCCACCAGGAGTGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:113) reverse PCR primer 2:5′-CTGAGCCGTGGGCTGCAGTCTCGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:114) primer:5′-CCGACTACGACTGGTTCTTCATCATGCAGGATGACACATATGTGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:115)

[0496] A full length clone DNA43466-1225 [FIG. 19; SEQ ID NO:19] wasidentified and sequenced in entirety that contained a single openreading frame with an apparent translational initiation site atnucleotide positions 333-335 and a stop signal at nucleotide positions2649-2651 (FIG. 19, SEQ ID NO:19). The predicted polypeptide precursoris 772 amino acids long and has a calculated molecular weight ofapproximately 86,226 daltons. Analysis of the full-length PRO339sequence shown in FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20) evidences the presence of avariety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givenfor those important polypeptide domains are approximate as describedabove. Analysis of the full-length PRO339 polypeptide shown in FIG. 20evidences the presence of the following: a signal sequence from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 15; a transmembrane domain from aboutamino acid 489 to about amino acid 510; N-glycosylation sites from aboutamino acid 121 to about amino acid 125 and from about amino acid 342 toabout amino acid 346; cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinasephosphorylation sites from about amino acid 319 to about amino acid 323and from about amino acid 464 to about amino acid 468; a tyrosine kinasephosphorylation site from about amino acid 736 to about amino acid 743;N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 19 to about amino acid 25,from about amino acid 23 to about amino acid 29, from about amino acid136 to about amino acid 142, from about amino acid 397 to about aminoacid 403, from about amino acid 441 to about amino acid 447, from aboutamino acid 544 to about amino acid 550, from about amino acid 558 toabout amino acid 564, from about amino acid 651 to about amino acid 657,from about amino acid 657 to about amino acid 663, and from about aminoacid 672 to about amino acid 678; a prokaryotic membrane lipoproteinlipid attachment site from about amino acid 14 to about amino acid 25;and a cell attachment site from about amino acid 247 to about amino acid250. Clone DNA43466-1225 has been deposited with ATCC on Nov. 21, 1997and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 209490.

[0497] Based on a BLAST and FastA sequence alignment analysis of thefull-length sequence shown in FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), PRO339 shows aminoacid sequence identity to C. elegans proteins and collagen-like polymersequences as well as to fringe, thereby indicating that PRO339 may beinvolved in development or tissue growth.

Example 13 Isolation of cDNAs Encoding Human PRO1558

[0498] DNA71282-1668 was identified by applying the proprietary signalsequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of theabove described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of anEST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals,Palo Alto, Calif., designated Incyte EST cluster no. 86390. This ESTcluster sequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequencetag (EST) databases which included public EST databases (e.g., GenBank)and a proprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals,Palo Alto, Calif.) to identify existing homologies. The homology searchwas performed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altshul etal., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisonsresulting in a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater thatdid not encode known proteins were clustered and assembled into aconsensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, Universityof Washington, Seattle, Wash.). The consensus sequence obtainedtherefrom is herein designated as DNA58842.

[0499] In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNA58842sequence and Incyte EST clone no. 3746964, Incyte EST no.3746974 waspurchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced. The sequenceof this cDNA insert is shown in FIG. 21 (SEQ ID NO:21) and is hereindesignated as DNA71282-1668.

[0500] The entire coding sequence of DNA71282-1668 is included in FIG.21 (SEQ ID NO:21). Clone DNA71282-1668 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 84-86 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions870-872 (FIG. 21). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 262 aminoacids long (FIG. 22; SEQ ID NO:22). The full-length PRO1558 proteinshown in FIG. 22 has an estimated molecular weight of about 28,809daltons and a pI of about 8.80. Analysis of the full-length PRO1558sequence shown in FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22) evidences the presence of avariety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givenfor those important polypeptide domains are approximate as describedabove. Analysis of the full-length PRO1558 sequence shown in FIG. 22evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 25; transmembrane domains from aboutamino acid 8 to about amino acid 30 and from about amino acid 109 toabout amino acid 130; an N-glycosylation site from about amino acid 190to about amino acid 194; a tyrosine kinase phosphorylation site fromabout amino acid 238 to about amino acid 247; N-myristoylation sitesfrom about amino acid 22 to about amino acid 28, from about amino acid28 to about amino acid 34, from about amino acid 110 to about amino acid116, from about amino acid 205 to about amino acid 211, and from aboutamino acid 255 to about amino acid 261; and amidation sites from aboutamino acid 31 to about amino acid 35 and from about amino acid 39 toabout amino acid 43. Clone DNA71282-1668 has been deposited with ATCC onOct. 6, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203312.

[0501] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), evidenced significant sequenceidentity between the PRO1558 amino acid sequence and the followingDayhoff sequences: AF075724_(—)2, MXU24657_(—)3, CAMT_EUCGU,MSU20736_(—)1, P_R29515, B70431, JC4004, CEY32B12A_(—)3, CELF53B3_(—)2and P_R13543.

Example 14 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO779

[0502] Human fetal heart and human fetal lung lgt10 bacteriophage cDNAlibraries (both purchased from Clontech) were screened by hybridizationwith synthetic oligonucleotide probes based on an EST (GenBank locusW71984), which showed some degree of homology to the intracellulardomain (ICD) of human TNFR1 and CD95. W71984 is a 523 bp EST, which inits -1 reading frame has 27 identities to a 43 amino acid long sequencein the ICD of human TNFR1. The oligonucleotide probes used in thescreening were 27 and 25 bp long, respectively, with the followingsequences: 5-′GGCGCTCTGGTGGCCCTTGCAGAAGCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:116)5′-TTCGGCCGATGAAGTTGAGAAATGTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:117)

[0503] Hybridization was done with a 1:1 mixture of the two probesovernight at room temperature in buffer containing 20% formamide, 5×SSC,10% dextran sulfate, 0.1% NaPiPO₄,) 0.05 M NaPO₄, 0.05 mg salomon spermDNA, and 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), followed consecutively byone wash at room temperature in 6×SSC, two washes at 37° C. in1×SSC/0.1% SDS, two washes at 37° C. in 0.5×SSC/0.1% SDS, and two was at37° C. in 0.2×SSC/0.1% SDS. One positive clone from each of the fetalheart (FH20A.57) and fetal lung (FL8A.53) libraries were confirmed to bespecific by PCR using the respective above hybridization probes asprimers. Single phage plaques containing each of the positive cloneswere isolated by limiting dilution and the DNA was purified using aWizard lambda prep DNA purification kit (Promega).

[0504] The cDNA inserts were excised from the lambda vector arms bydigestion with EcoRI, gel-purified, and subcloned into pRK5 that waspredigested with EcoRI. The clones were then sequenced in entirety.

[0505] Clone (FH20A.57) DNA58801-1052 (also referred to as Apo 3 cloneFH20.57 deposited as ATCC 55820, as indicated below) contains a singleopen reading frame with an apparent translational initiation site atnucleotide positions 103-105 and ending at the stop codon found atnucleotide positions 1354-1356 [FIG. 23, SEQ ID NO:23]. The predictedpolypeptide precursor is 417 amino acids long (FIG. 24; SEQ ID NO:24).The full-length PRO779 protein shown in FIG. 24 has an estimatedmolecular weight of about 45,000 daltons and a pI of about 6.40.Analysis of the full-length PRO779 sequence shown in FIG. 24 (SEQ IDNO:24) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptidedomains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptidedomains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-lengthPRO779 sequence shown in FIG. 24 evidences the presence of thefollowing: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid24; a transmembrane domain from about amino acid 199 to about amino acid219; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 67 to about amino acid71 and from about amino acid 106 to about amino acid 110; a cAMP- andcGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid157 to about amino acid 161; a tyrosine kinase phosphorylation site fromabout amino acid 370 to about amino acid 377; N-myristoylation sitesfrom about amino acid 44 to about amino acid 50, from about amino acid50 to about amino acid 56, from about amino acid 66 to about amino acid72, from about amino acid 116 to about amino acid 122, from about aminoacid 217 to about amino acid 223, from about amino acid 355 to aboutamino acid 361, from about amino acid 391 to about amino acid 397, andfrom about amino acid 401 to about amino acid 407; and a prokaryoticmembrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 177 toabout amino acid 188. Clone DNA58801-1052 has been deposited with ATCCon Sep. 5, 1996 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 55820.

[0506] The ECD contains 4 cysteine-rich repeats which resemble thecorresponding regions of human TNFR1 (4 repeats), of human CD95 (3repeats) and of the other known TNFR family members. The ICD contains adeath domain sequence that resembles the death domains found in the ICDof TNFR1 and CD95 and in the cytoplasmic death signalling proteins suchas human FADD/MORT1, TRADD, RIP, and Drosophila Reaper. Both globallyand in individual regions, PRO779 (Apo 3) is more closely related toTNFR1 than to CD95; the respective amino acid identities are 29.3% and22.8% overall, 28.2% and 24.7% in the ECD, 31.6% and 18.3% in the ICD,and 47.5% and 20% in the death domain.

Example 15 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO1185

[0507] DNA62881-1515 was identified by applying the proprietary signalsequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of theabove described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of anEST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals,Palo Alto, Calif. This EST cluster sequence was then compared to avariety of expressed sequence tag (EST) databases which included publicEST databases (e.g., GenBank) and a proprietary EST DNA database(LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif.) to identifyexisting homologies. The homology search was performed using thecomputer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altshul et al., Methods in Enzymology,266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisons resulting in a BLAST score of 70(or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode known proteins wereclustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program“phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.). Theconsensus sequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as DNA56426.

[0508] In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNA56426sequence and Incyte EST 3284411, the clone including this Incyte EST3284411 (from a library constructed of RNA from aortic tissue) waspurchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced. The sequenceof this cDNA insert is shown in FIG. 25 (SEQ ID NO:25) and is hereindesignated as DNA62881-1515.

[0509] The entire coding sequence of DNA62881-1515 is included in FIG.25 (SEQ ID NO:25). Clone DNA62881-1515 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 4-6 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions598-600 (FIG. 25). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 198 aminoacids long (FIG. 26; SEQ ID NO:26). The full-length PRO1185 proteinshown in FIG. 26 has an estimated molecular weight of about 22,105daltons and a pI of about 7.73. Analysis of the full-length PRO1185sequence shown in FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26) evidences the presence of avariety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givenfor those important polypeptide domains are approximate as describedabove. Analysis of the full-length PRO1185 sequence shown in FIG. 26evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 21; and N-myristoylation sites fromabout amino acid 46 to about amino acid 52, from about amino acid 51 toabout amino acid 57, and from about amino acid 78 to about amino acid84. Clone DNA62881-1515 has been deposited with ATCC on Aug. 4, 1998 andis assigned ATCC deposit no. 203096.

[0510] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), evidenced significant sequenceidentity between the PRO1185 amino acid sequence and the followingDayhoff sequences: TUP1_YEAST, AF041382_(—)1, MAOM_SOLTU, SPPBPHU9_(—)1,EPCPLCFAIL_(—)1, HSPLEC_(—)1, YKLA4_CAEEL, A44643, and TGU65922_(—)1.

Example 16 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO1245

[0511] DNA64884-1527 was identified by applying the proprietary signalsequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of theabove described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of anEST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals,Palo Alto, Calif., designated Incyte EST Cluster No. 46370. This ESTcluster sequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequencetag (EST) databases which included public EST databases (e.g., GenBank)and a proprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals,Palo Alto, Calif.) to identify existing homologies. The homology searchwas performed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altshul etal., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisonsresulting in a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater thatdid not encode known proteins were clustered and assembled into aconsensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, Universityof Washington, Seattle, Wash.). One or more of the ESTs used in theassembly was derived from a library constructed from tissue obtainedfrom the parotid (salivary) gland of a human with parotid cancer. Theconsensus sequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as DNA56019.

[0512] In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNA56019sequence and Incyte EST clone no. 1327836, Incyte EST clone no. 1327836was purchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced. Thesequence of this cDNA insert is shown in FIG. 27 (SEQ ID NO:27) and isherein designated as DNA64884-1527.

[0513] The entire coding sequence of DNA64884-1527 is included in FIG.27 (SEQ ID NO:27). Clone DNA64884-1527 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 79-81 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions391-393 (FIG. 27). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 104 aminoacids long (FIG. 28; SEQ ID NO:28). The full-length PRO1245 proteinshown in FIG. 28 has an estimated molecular weight of about 10,100daltons and a pI of about 8.76. Analysis of the full-length PRO1245sequence shown in FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28) evidences the presence of avariety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givenfor those important polypeptide domains are approximate as describedabove. Analysis of the full-length PRO1245 sequence shown in FIG. 28evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 18; N-myristoylation sites from aboutamino acid 8 to about amino acid 14, from about amino acid 65 to aboutamino acid 71, from about amino acid 74 to about amino acid 80, and fromabout amino acid 88 to about amino acid 94; and a prokaryotic membranelipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 5 to about aminoacid 16. Clone DNA64884-1527 has been deposited with ATCC on Aug. 25,1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203155.

[0514] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), evidenced some homologybetween the PRO1245 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: SYA_THETH, GEN 1167, MTV044_(—)4, AB011151_(—)1,RLAJ2750_(—)3, SNELIPTRA_(—)1, S63624, C28391, A37907, and S14064.

Example 17 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO1759

[0515] DNA76531-1701 was identified by applying the proprietary signalsequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of theabove described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of anEST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals,Palo Alto, Calif., designated DNA10571. This EST cluster sequence wasthen compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (EST) databaseswhich included public EST databases (e.g., GenBank) and a proprietaryEST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif.)to identify existing homologies. The homology search was performed usingthe computer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altshul et al., Methods inEnzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisons resulting in a BLASTscore of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did not encode knownproteins were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequence withthe program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle,Wash.). One or more of the ESTs used in the assembly was derived frompooled eosinophils of allergic asthmatic patients. The consensussequence obtained therefrom is herein designated as DNA57313.

[0516] In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNA57313sequence and Incyte EST 2434255, the clone including this Incyte EST2434255 was purchased and the cDNA insert was obtained and sequenced.The sequence of this cDNA insert is shown in FIG. 29 (SEQ ID NO:29) andis herein designated as DNA76531-1701.

[0517] The entire coding sequence of DNA76531-1701 is included in FIG.29 (SEQ ID NO:29). Clone DNA76531-1701 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 125-127 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions1475-1477 (FIG. 29). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 450 aminoacids long (FIG. 30; SEQ ID NO:30). The full-length PRO1759 proteinshown in FIG. 30 has an estimated molecular weight of about 49,765daltons and a pI of about 8.14. Analysis of the full-length PRO1759sequence shown in FIG. 30 (SEQ ID NO:30) evidences the presence of avariety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givenfor those important polypeptide domains are approximate as describedabove. Analysis of the full-length PRO11759 sequence shown in FIG. 30evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 18; transmembrane domains from aboutamino acid 41 to about amino acid 55, from about amino acid 75 to aboutamino acid 94, from about amino acid 127 to about amino acid 143, fromabout amino acid 191 to about amino acid 213, from about amino acid 249to about amino acid 270, from about amino acid 278 to about amino acid299, from about amino acid 314 to about amino acid 330, from about aminoacid 343 to about amino acid 359, from about amino acid 379 to aboutamino acid 394, and from about amino acid 410 to about amino acid 430; acAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site from aboutamino acid 104 to about amino acid 108; N-myristoylation sites fromabout amino acid 11 to about amino acid 17, from about amino acid 18 toabout amino acid 24, from about amino acid 84 to about amino acid 90,from about amino acid 92 to about amino acid 98, from about amino acid137 to about amino acid 143, from about amino acid 138 to about aminoacid 144, from about amino acid 238 to about amino acid 244, from aboutamino acid 253 to about amino acid 259, from about amino acid 278 toabout amino acid 284, and from about amino acid 282 to about amino acid288; an amidation site from about amino acid 102 to about amino acid106; and a prokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site fromabout amino acid 6 to about amino acid 17. Clone DNA76531-1701 has beendeposited with ATCC on Nov. 17, 1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no.203465.

[0518] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), evidenced sequence identitybetween the PRO1759 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: OPDE_PSEAE, TH11_TRYBB, S67684, RGT2_YEAST, S68362,ATSUGTRPR_(—)1, P_W17836 (Patent application WO9715668-A2), F69587,A48076, and A45611.

Example 18 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO5775

[0519] DNA96869-2673 was identified by applying the proprietary signalsequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of theabove described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of anEST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals,Palo Alto, Calif., designated herein as CLU86443. This EST clustersequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (EST)databases which included public EST databases (e.g., GenBank) and aproprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, PaloAlto, Calif.) to identify existing homologies. The homology search wasperformed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altshul et al.,Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisons resultingin a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did notencode known proteins were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNAsequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington,Seattle, Wash.). The consensus sequence obtained therefrom is hereindesignated as DNA79860.

[0520] In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNA79860sequence and an Incyte EST sequence encompassed within clone no.1614726H1 from the LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif.database, clone no. 1614726H1 was purchased and the cDNA insert wasobtained and sequenced. The sequence of this cDNA insert is shown inFIG. 31 (SEQ ID NO:31) and is herein designated as DNA96869-2673.

[0521] The entire coding sequence of DNA96869-2673 is included in FIG.31 (SEQ ID NO:31). Clone DNA96869-2673 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 193-195 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions1660-1662 (FIG. 31). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 489 aminoacids long (FIG. 32; SEQ ID NO:32). The full-length PRO5775 proteinshown in FIG. 32 has an estimated molecular weight of about 53,745daltons and a pI of about 8.36. Analysis of the full-length PRO5775sequence shown in FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32) evidences the presence of avariety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givenfor those important polypeptide domains are approximate as describedabove. Analysis of the full-length PRO5775 sequence shown in FIG. 32evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 29; a transmembrane domain from aboutamino acid 381 to about amino acid 399; N-glycosylation sites from aboutamino acid 133 to about amino acid 137, from about amino acid 154 toabout amino acid 158, from about amino acid 232 to about amino acid 236,from about amino acid 264 to about amino acid 268, from about amino acid386 to about amino acid 390, from about amino acid 400 to about aminoacid 404, from about amino acid 410 to about amino acid 414, and fromabout amino acid 427 to about amino acid 431; and N-myristoylation sitesfrom about amino acid 58 to about amino acid 64, from about amino acid94 to about amino acid 100, from about amino acid 131 to about aminoacid 137, from about amino acid 194 to about amino acid 200, from aboutamino acid 251 to about amino acid 257, from about amino acid 277 toabout amino acid 283, from about amino acid 281 to about amino acid 287,from about amino acid 361 to about amino acid 367, from about amino acid399 to about amino acid 405, from about amino acid 440 to about aminoacid 446, from about amino acid 448 to about amino acid 454, and fromabout amino acid 478 to about amino acid 484. Clone DNA96869-2673 hasbeen deposited with ATCC on Jun. 22, 1999 and is assigned ATCC depositno. PTA-255.

[0522] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), evidenced sequence identitybetween the PRO5775 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: U94848_(—)12, P_W57899, CV41KBPL_(—)33, HSU60644_(—)1,CVORF1L5L_(—)3, VKO4_VACCV, CVGRI90_(—)41, VK04_VACCC, andAF026124_(—)1.

Example 19 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding a Human PRO7133

[0523] Clone DNA128450-2739 was pulled out by a CARD homolog screen, andthe sequence was used as a probe to isolate a clone of the full-lengthcoding sequence for PRO7133 using traditional low stringency andhybridization. To identify the full ORF for the PRO7133 cDNA, the CARDdomain containing molecule; a cDNA fragment encoding the N-terminalportion of SOCA-1; was used to screen a human fetal kidney library.Several positive clones were picked up, and the DNA was prepared andsequenced. forward primer: 5′-GCCGGATCCACAATGGCTACCGAGAGTACTCC-3′ (SEQID NO:118) reverse primer:5′-GCGGAATTCACAGATCCTCTTCTGAGATGAGTTTCTGTTCCTCCTCCAATGAAAGGC-3′ (SEQ IDNO:119)

[0524] The probe DNA (soca-1) had the following nucleotide sequence:(SEQ ID NO:120)5′-CGCGTACGTAAGCTCGGAATTCGGCTCGAGGGAACAATGGCTACCGAGAGTACTCCCTCAGAGATCATAGAACTGGTGAAGAACCAAGTATGAGGGATCAGAAACCAGCCTTTCATTGGAGGAGGAACAGGAGAAAAGTATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGCGGCCGCCGACTAGTGAGCTCGTCGACCCGGGAATTAATTCCGGACCGGTACCTGCAGGCGTACCAGCTTTCCCTATAGTAGTG-3′

[0525] DNA sequencing revealed that one of the cDNA clones contains afull-length ORF that encodes a protein significantly homologous to thehuman Sab protein; the PRO7133 polypeptide (designated herein as DNA128451-2739 [FIG. 33, SEQ ID NO:33] and the derived protein sequence forthat PRO7133 polypeptide.

[0526] Clone DNA 128451-2739 contains a single open reading frame withan apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions501-503 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions 1680-1682(FIG. 33). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 393 amino acids long(FIG. 34; SEQ ID NO:34). The full-length PRO7133 protein shown in FIG.34 has an estimated molecular weight of about 43,499 daltons and a pI ofabout 5.75. Analysis of the full-length PRO7133 sequence shown in FIG.34 (SEQ ID NO:34) evidences the presence of a variety of importantpolypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those importantpolypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of thefull-length PRO7133 sequence shown in FIG. 34 evidences the presence ofthe following: cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylationsites from about amino acid 287 to about amino acid 291 and from aboutamino acid 375 to about amino acid 379; N-myristoylation sites fromabout amino acid 37 to about amino acid 43, from about amino acid 38 toabout amino acid 44, from about amino acid 39 to about amino acid 45,from about amino acid 40 to about amino acid 46, from about amino acid103 to about amino acid 109, from about amino acid 307 to about aminoacid 313, from about amino acid 310 to about amino acid 316, from aboutamino acid 315 to about amino acid 321, from about amino acid 365 toabout amino acid 371, from about amino acid 369 to about amino acid 375,from about amino acid 373 to about amino acid 379, from about amino acid377 to about amino acid 383, from about amino acid 380 to about aminoacid 386, and from about amino acid 381 to about amino acid 387; and anamidation site from about amino acid 373 to about amino acid 377. CloneDNA128451-2739 has been deposited with ATCC on Aug. 31, 1999 and isassigned ATCC deposit no. PTA-618.

Example 20 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO7168

[0527] DNA 102846-2742 was identified by applying the proprietary signalsequence finding algorithm described in Example 2 above. Use of theabove described signal sequence algorithm allowed identification of anEST cluster sequence from the LIFESEQ® database, Incyte Pharmaceuticals,Palo Alto, Calif., designated herein as CLU 122441. This EST clustersequence was then compared to a variety of expressed sequence tag (EST)databases which included public EST databases (e.g., GenBank) and aproprietary EST DNA database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, PaloAlto, Calif.) to identify existing homologies. The homology search wasperformed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altshul et al.,Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)). Those comparisons resultingin a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases 90) or greater that did notencode known proteins were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNAsequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington,Seattle, Wash.). The consensus sequence obtained therefrom is hereindesignated as DNA57953.

[0528] In light of an observed sequence homology between the DNA57953sequence and an Incyte EST sequence encompassed within clone no. 4181351from the LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif. database,clone no. 4181351 was purchased and the cDNA insert was obtained andsequenced. The sequence of this cDNA insert is shown in FIG. 35 (SEQ IDNO:35) and is herein designated as DNA 102846-2742.

[0529] The entire coding sequence of DNA102846-2742 is included in FIG.35 (SEQ ID NO:35). Clone DNA102846-2742 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 23-25 and ending at the stop codon at nucleotide positions2540-2542 (FIG. 35). The predicted polypeptide precursor is 839 aminoacids long (FIG. 36; SEQ ID NO:36). The full-length PRO7168 proteinshown in FIG. 36 has an estimated molecular weight of about 87,546daltons and a pi of about 4.84. Analysis of the full-length PRO7168sequence shown in FIG. 36 (SEQ ID NO:36) evidences the presence of avariety of important polypeptide domains, wherein the locations givenfor those important polypeptide domains are approximate as describedabove. Analysis of the full-length PRO7168 sequence shown in FIG. 36evidences the presence of the following: a signal peptide from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 25; a transmembrane domain from aboutamino acid 663 to about amino acid 686; N-glycosylation sites from aboutamino acid 44 to about amino acid 48, from about amino acid 140 to aboutamino acid 144, from about amino acid 198 to about amino acid 202, fromabout amino acid 297 to about amino acid 301, from about amino acid 308to about amino acid 312, from about amino acid 405 to about amino acid409, and from about amino acid 520 to about amino acid 524;glycosaminoglycan attachment sites from about amino acid 490 to aboutamino acid 494, from about amino acid 647 to about amino acid 651 andfrom about amino acid 813 to about amino acid 817; a cAMP- andcGMP-dependent protein kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid655 to about amino acid 659; tyrosine kinase phosphorylation sites fromabout amino acid 154 to about amino acid 163 and from about amino acid776 to about amino acid 783; N-myristoylation sites from about aminoacid 57 to about amino acid 63, from about amino acid 102 to about aminoacid 108, from about amino acid 255 to about amino acid 261, from aboutamino acid 294 to about amino acid 300, from about amino acid 366 toabout amino acid 372, from about amino acid 426 to about amino acid 432,from about amino acid 441 to about amino acid 447, from about amino acid513 to about amino acid 519, from about amino acid 517 to about aminoacid 523, from about amino acid 530 to about amino acid 536, from aboutamino acid 548 to about amino acid 554, from about amino acid 550 toabout amino acid 556, from about amino acid 581 to about amino acid 587,from about amino acid 592 to about amino acid 598, from about amino acid610 to about amino acid 616, from about amino acid 612 to about aminoacid 618, from about amino acid 623 to about amino acid 629, from aboutamino acid 648 to about amino acid 654, from about amino acid 666 toabout amino acid 672, from about amino acid 667 to about amino acid 673,from about amino acid 762 to about amino acid 768, from about amino acid763 to about amino acid 769, from about amino acid 780 to about aminoacid 786, from about amino acid 809 to about amino acid 815, from aboutamino acid 821 to about amino acid 827, and from about amino acid 833 toabout amino acid 839; and a cadherins extracellular repeated domainsignature from about amino acid 112 to about amino acid 123. Clone DNA102846-2742 has been deposited with ATCC on Aug. 17, 1999 and isassigned ATCC deposit no. PTA-545.

[0530] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), evidenced sequence identitybetween the PRO7168 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: CELT22D1_(—)9, B48013, AF100960_(—)1, MUC2_HUMAN, PRP3_MOUSE,S53363, A39066, HUMSPRPA_(—)1, AF05309_(—)1, and S80905_(—)1.

Example 21 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO5725

[0531] An expressed sequence tag (EST) DNA database (LIFESEQ®, IncytePharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif.) was searched and an EST wasidentified which showed homology to Neuritin. Incyte EST clone no.3705684 was then purchased from LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, PaloAlto, Calif. and the cDNA insert of that clone (designated herein asDNA92265-2669) was obtained and sequenced in entirety [FIG. 37; SEQ IDNO:37].

[0532] The full-length clone [DNA92265-2669; SEQ ID NO:371 contains asingle open reading frame with an apparent translational initiation siteat nucleotide positions 27-29 and a stop signal at nucleotide positions522-524 (FIG. 37, SEQ ID NO:37). The predicted polypeptide precursor is165 amino acids long and has a calculated molecular weight ofapproximately 17,786 daltons and an estimated pI of approximately 8.43.Analysis of the full-length PRO5725 sequence shown in FIG. 38 (SEQ IDNO:38) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptidedomains as shown in FIG. 38, wherein the locations given for thoseimportant polypeptide domains are approximate as described above.Analysis of the full-length PRO5725 polypeptide shown in FIG. 38evidences the presence of the following: a signal sequence from aboutamino acid 1 to about amino acid 35; a transmembrane domain from aboutamino acid 141 to about amino acid 157; an N-myristoylation site fromabout amino acid 127 to about amino acid 133; and a prokaryotic membranelipoprotein lipid attachment site from about amino acid 77 to aboutamino acid 88. Clone DNA92265-2669 has been deposited with ATCC on Jun.22, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. PTA-256.

[0533] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), evidenced sequence identitybetween the PRO5725 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: RNU88958_(—)1, P_W37859, P_W37858, JC6305, HGS_RE778,HGS_RE777, P_W27652, P_W44088, HGS_RE776, and HGS_RE425.

Example 22 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO1800

[0534] A consensus DNA sequence was assembled relative to other ESTsequences using phrap as described in Example 1 above. This consensussequence is designated herein as DNA30934. Based on the assembledDNA30934 consensus sequence, oligonucleotides were synthesized: 1) toidentify by PCR a cDNA library that contained the sequence of interest,and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone of the full-length codingsequence for PRO1800.

[0535] PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCRprimer(30934.f1): 5′-GCATAATGGATGTCACTGAGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:121) reversePCR primer(30934.r1): 5′-AGAACAATCCTGCTGAAAGCTAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:122)

[0536] Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe wasconstructed from the DNA30934 consensus sequence which had the followingnucleotide sequence:

[0537] hybridization probe (30934.p1):

[0538] 5′-GAAACGAGGAGGCGGCTCAGTGGTGATCGTGTCTTCCATAGCAGCC-3′ (SEQ IDNO:123)

[0539] In order to screen several libraries for a source of afull-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCRamplification with the PCR primers identified above. A positive librarywas then used to isolate clones encoding the PRO1800 gene using theprobe oligonucleotide and one of the PCR primers. RNA for constructionof the cDNA libraries was isolated from human fetal liver tissue.

[0540] DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described abovegave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA35672-2508 [FIG. 59, SEQ IDNO:59]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO1800.

[0541] The entire coding sequence of DNA35672-2508 is included in FIG.59 (SEQ ID NO:59). Clone DNA35672-2508 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 36-38, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions870-872. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 278 amino acids long andhas an estimated molecular weight of about 29,537 daltons and a pI ofabout 8.97. Analysis of the full-length PRO1 800 sequence shown in FIG.60 (SEQ ID NO:60) evidences the presence of a variety of importantpolypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those importantpolypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of thefull-length PRO1800 polypeptide shown in FIG. 60 evidences the presenceof the following: a signal sequence from about amino acid 1 to aboutamino acid 15; an N-glycosylation site from about amino acid 183 toabout amino acid 187; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 43 toabout amino acid 49, from about amino acid 80 to about amino acid 86,from about amino acid 191 to about amino acid 197, from about amino acid213 to about amino acid 219, and from about amino acid 272 to aboutamino acid 278; a microbodies C-terminal targeting signal from aboutamino acid 276 to about amino acid 280; and a short-chain alcoholdehydrogenase sequence from about amino acid 162 to about amino acid199. Clone DNA35672-2508 has been deposited with the ATCC on Dec. 15,1998 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203538.

[0542] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), evidenced significant homologybetween the PRO1800 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: HE27_HUMAN, CELF36H9_(—)1, CEF54F3_(—)3, A69621,AP000007_(—)227, UCPA_ECOLI, F69868, Y4LA_RHISN, DHK2_STRVN, andDHG1_BACME.

Example 23 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO539

[0543] An expressed sequence tag (EST) DNA database (LIFESEQ®, IncytePharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif.) was searched and an EST (1299359)was identified which showed homology to Costal-2 protein of Drosophilamelanogaster. This EST sequence was then compared to various ESTdatabases including public EST databases (eg., GenBank), and aproprietary EST database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto,Calif.) to identify homologous EST sequences. The comparison wasperformed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 (Altschul et al.,Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)) and another sequence EST. Thecomparisons were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNA sequencewith the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle,Wash.). This consensus sequence is herein designated “consensus”.

[0544] Based on the assembled “consensus” sequence, oligonucleotideswere synthesized: 1) to identify by PCR a cDNA library that containedthe sequence of interest, and 2) for use as probes to isolate a clone ofthe full-length coding sequence for PRO539. Forward and reverse PCRprimers generally range from 20 to 30 nucleotides and are often designedto give a PCR product of about 100-1000 bp in length. The probesequences are typically 40-55 bp in length. In some cases, additionaloligonucleotides are synthesized when the consensus sequence is greaterthan about 1-1.5 kbp. In order to screen several libraries for afull-length clone, DNA from the libraries was screened by PCRamplification, as per Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in MolecularBiology, supra, with the PCR primer pair. A positive library was thenused to isolate clones encoding the gene of interest using the probeoligonucleotide and one of the primer pairs.

[0545] PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized: forward PCRprimer(hcos2.F): 5′-GATGAGGCCATCGAGGCCCTGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:124) reversePCR primer(hcos2.R): 5′-TCTCGGAGCGTCACCACCTTGTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 125)

[0546] Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe wasconstructed from the “consensus” sequence which had the followingnucleotide sequence:

[0547] hybridization probe (hcos2.P):

[0548] 5′-CTGGATGCTGCCATFGAGTATAAGAATGAGGCCATCACA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:126)

[0549] RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated fromhuman fetal kidney tissue. The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNAclones were constructed by standard methods using commercially availablereagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif. The cDNA wasprimed with oligo dT containing a NotI site, linked with blunt to SalIhemikinased adaptors, cleaved with NotI, sized appropriately by gelelectrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitablecloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRK5B is a precursor of pRK5D thatdoes not contain the SfiI site; see, Holmes et al., Science,253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique XhoI and NotI sites.

[0550] DNA sequencing of the isolated clones isolated as described abovegave the full-length DNA sequence for DNA47465-1561 [FIG. 65, SEQ IDNO:65]; and the derived protein sequence for PRO539.

[0551] The entire coding sequence of DNA47465-1561 is included in FIG.65 (SEQ ID NO:65). Clone DNA47465-1561 contains a single open readingframe with an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotidepositions 186-188, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions2676-2678. The predicted polypeptide precursor is 830 amino acids longand has an estimated molecular weight of about 95,029 daltons and a pIof about 8.26. Analysis of the full-length PRO539 sequence shown in FIG.66 (SEQ ID NO:66) evidences the presence of a variety of importantpolypeptide domains, wherein the locations given for those importantpolypeptide domains are approximate as described above. Analysis of thefull-length PRO539 polypeptide shown in FIG. 66 evidences the presenceof the following: leucine zipper patterns from about amino acid 557 toabout amino acid 579 and from about amino acid 794 to about amino acid816; N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 133 to about amino acid137 and from about amino acid 383 to about amino acid 387; and a kinesinrelated protein Kif4 coiled-coil domain from about amino acid 231 toabout amino acid 672. Clone DNA47465-1561 has been deposited with theATCC on February 9, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. 203661.

[0552] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), evidenced significant homologybetween the PRO539 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: AF019250_(—)1, KIF4_MOUSE, TRHY_HUMAN, A56514, G02520,MYSP_HUMAN, AF041382_(—)1, A45592, HS125H2_(—)1, and HS6802_(—)2.

Example 24 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO4316

[0553] A cDNA clone designated herein as DNA80935 was identified by ayeast screen, in a human adrenal gland cDNA library that preferentiallyrepresents the 5′ ends of the primary cDNA clones. This cDNA was thencompared to other known EST sequences, wherein the comparison wasperformed using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 [Altschul et al.,Methods in Enzymologey, 266:460-480 (1996)]. Those comparisons resultingin a BLAST score of 70 (or in some cases, 90) or greater that did notencode known proteins were clustered and assembled into a consensus DNAsequence with the program “phrap” (Phil Green, University of Washington,Seattle, Wash.). Ths consensus sequence is herein designated DNA83527.

[0554] PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized based upon theDNA83527 sequence: forward PCR primer: 5′-TGGACGACCAGGAGAAGCTGC-3′ (SEQID NO:127) reverse PCR primer: 5′-CTCCACTTGTCCTCTGGAAGGTGG-3′ (SEQ IDNO:128)

[0555] Additionally, a synthetic oligonucleotide hybridization probe wasconstructed from the DNA83527 consensus sequence which had the followingnucleotide sequence:

[0556] hybridization probe:

[0557] 5′-GCAAGAGGCAGAAGCCATGTTAGATGAGCCTCAGGAACAAGCGG-3′ (SEQ IDNO:129)

[0558] RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated fromhuman adrenal gland tissue. The cDNA libraries used to isolate the cDNAclones were constructed by standard methods using commercially availablereagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif. The cDNA wasprimed with oligo dT containing a NotI site, linked with blunt to SalIhemikinased adaptors, cleaved with NotI, sized appropriately by gelelectrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitablecloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRK5B is a precursor of pRK5D thatdoes not contain the SfiI site; see, Holmes et al., Science253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique XhoI and NotI sites.

[0559] The full-length DNA94713-2561 clone obtained from this screen isshown in FIG. 67 [SEQ ID NO:67]and contains a single open reading framewith an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions293-295, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1934-1936.The predicted polypeptide precursor is 547 amino acids long (FIG. 68).The full-length PRO4316 protein shown in FIG. 68 has an estimatedmolecular weight of about 61,005 daltons and a pI of about 6.34.Analysis of the full-length PRO4316 sequence shown in FIG. 68 (SEQ IDNO:68) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptidedomains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptidedomains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-lengthPRO4316 polypeptide shown in FIG. 68 evidences the presence of thefollowing: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid23; transmembrane domains from about amino acid 42 to about amino acid60 and from about amino acid 511 to about amino acid 530;N-glycosylation sites from about amino acid 259 to about amino acid 263and from about amino acid 362 to about amino acid 366; casein kinase IIphosphorylation sites from about amino acid 115 to about amino acid 119,from about amino acid 186 to about amino acid 190, from about amino acid467 to about amino acid 471, and from about amino acid 488 to aboutamino acid 494; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 255 toabout amino acid 261, from about amino acid 304 to about amino acid 310,and from about amino acid 335 to about amino acid 341; and amidationsites from about amino acid 7 to about amino acid 11 and from aboutamino acid 174 to about amino acid 178. Clone DNA94713-2561 has beendeposited with the ATCC on Mar. 9, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no.203835.

[0560] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68), evidenced significant homologybetween the PRO4316 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: YDA9_SCHPO, S67452, S69714, DP27_CAEEL, S47053,CEY43F8C_(—)4, VP2_BRD, and SPCC895_(—)9.

Example 25 Isolation of cDNA Clones Encoding Human PRO4980

[0561] An initial DNA sequence, referred to herein as DNA81573 wasidentified by a yeast screen, in a human cDNA library thatpreferentially represents the 5′ ends of the primary cDNA clones. ThiscDNA was then compared to ESTs from public databases (e.g., GenBank),and a proprietary EST database (LIFESEQ®, Incyte Pharmaceuticals, PaloAlto, Calif.), using the computer program BLAST or BLAST2 [Altschul etal., Methods in Enzymology, 266:460-480 (1996)]. The ESTs were clusteredand assembled into a consensus DNA sequence with the program “phrap”(Phil Green, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.). Ths consensussequence is herein designated DNA90613.

[0562] PCR primers (forward and reverse) were synthesized based upon theDNA90613 sequence for use as probes to isolate a clone of thefull-length coding sequence for PRO4980 from a human aortic endothelialcell cDNA library: forward PCR primer: (SEQ ID NO:130)5′-CAACCGTATGGGACCGATACTCG-3′ reverse PCR primer: (SEQ ID NO:131)5′-CACGCTCAACGAGTCTTCATG-3′ hybridization probe: (SEQ ID NO:132)5′-GTGGCCCTCGCAGTGCAGGCCTTCTACGTCCAATACAAGTG-3′

[0563] RNA for construction of the cDNA libraries was isolated fromhuman aortic endothelial cell tissue. The cDNA libraries used to isolatethe cDNA clones were constructed by standard methods using commerciallyavailable reagents such as those from Invitrogen, San Diego, Calif. ThecDNA was primed with oligo dT containing a NotI site, linked with bluntto SalI hemikinased adaptors, cleaved with NotI, sized appropriately bygel electrophoresis, and cloned in a defined orientation into a suitablecloning vector (such as pRKB or pRKD; pRK5B is a precursor of pRK5D thatdoes not contain the SfiI site; see, Holmes et al., Science,253:1278-1280 (1991)) in the unique XhoI and NotI sites.

[0564] The full-length DNA97003-2649 clone obtained from this screen isshown in FIG. 69 [SEQ ID NO:69] and contains a single open reading framewith an apparent translational initiation site at nucleotide positions286-288, and an apparent stop codon at nucleotide positions 1900-1902.The predicted polypeptide precursor is 538 amino acids long (FIG. 70).The full-length PRO4980 protein shown in FIG. 70 has an estimatedmolecular weight of about 59,268 daltons and a pI of about 8.94.Analysis of the full-length PRO4980 sequence shown in FIG. 70 (SEQ IDNO:70) evidences the presence of a variety of important polypeptidedomains, wherein the locations given for those important polypeptidedomains are approximate as described above. Analysis of the full-lengthPRO4980 polypeptide shown in FIG. 70 evidences the presence of thefollowing: a signal peptide from about amino acid 1 to about amino acid36; transmembrane domains from about amino acid 77 to about amino acid95, from about amino acid 111 to about amino acid 133, from about aminoacid 161 to about amino acid 184, from about amino acid 225 to aboutamino acid 248, from about amino acid 255 to about amino acid 273, fromabout amino acid 299 to about amino acid 314, from about amino acid 348to about amino acid 373, from about amino acid 406 to about amino acid421, from about amino acid 435 to about amino acid 456, and from aboutamino acid 480 to about amino acid 497; an N-glycosylation site fromabout amino acid 500 to about amino acid 504; a cAMP- and cGMP-dependentprotein kinase phosphorylation site from about amino acid 321 to aboutamino acid 325; N-myristoylation sites from about amino acid 13 to aboutamino acid 19, from about amino acid 18 to about amino acid 24, fromabout amino acid 80 to about amino acid 86, from about amino acid 111 toabout amino acid 117, from about amino acid 118 to about amino acid 124,from about amino acid 145 to about amino acid 151, from about amino acid238 to about amino acid 244, from about amino acid 251 to about aminoacid 257, from about amino acid 430 to about amino acid 436, from aboutamino acid 433 to about amino acid 439, from about amino acid 448 toabout amino acid 454, from about amino acid 458 to about amino acid 464,from about amino acid 468 to about amino acid 474, from about amino acid475 to about amino acid 481, from about amino acid 496 to about aminoacid 502, and from about amino acid 508 to about amino acid 514; and aprokaryotic membrane lipoprotein lipid attachment site from about aminoacid 302 to about amino acid 313. Clone DNA97003-2649 has been depositedwith the ATCC on May 11, 1999 and is assigned ATCC deposit no. PTA-43.

[0565] An analysis of the Dayhoff database (version 35.45 SwissProt 35),using a WU-BLAST2 sequence alignment analysis of the full-lengthsequence shown in FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), evidenced significant homologybetween the PRO4980 amino acid sequence and the following Dayhoffsequences: SC59_YEAST, S76857, CELF31F4_(—)12, AC002464_(—)1,NU5M_CHOCR, S59109, SAY10108_(—)2, AF05548_(—)2, F69049, and G70433.

Example 26 Gene Amplification

[0566] This example shows that the PRO197-, PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-,PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-, PRO779-,PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-,PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-,PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316 orPRO4980-encoding genes are amplified in the genome of certain humanlung, colon and/or breast cancers and/or cell lines. Amplification isassociated with overexpression of the gene product, indicating that thepolypeptides are useful targets for therapeutic intervention in certaincancers such as colon, lung, breast and other cancers. Therapeuticagents may take the form of antagonists of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptides, for example, murine-human chimeric, humanized or humanantibodies against a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.

[0567] The starting material for the screen was genomic DNA isolatedfrom a variety of cancers. The DNA is quantitated precisely, e.g.,fluorometrically. As a negative control, DNA was isolated from the cellsof ten normal healthy individuals which was pooled and used as assaycontrols for the gene copy in healthy individuals (not shown). The 5′nuclease assay (for example, TaqMan™) and real-time quantitative PCR(for example, ABI Prizm 7700 Sequence Detection System™ (Perkin Elmer,Applied Biosystems Division, Foster City, Calif.)), were used to findgenes potentially amplified in certain cancers. The results were used todetermine whether the DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 isover-represented in any of the primary lung or colon cancers or cancercell lines or breast cancer cell lines that were screened. The primarylung cancers were obtained from individuals with tumors of the type andstage as indicated in Table 6. An explanation of the abbreviations usedfor the designation of the primary tumors listed in Table 6 and theprimary tumors and cell lines referred to throughout this example hasbeen given hereinbefore.

[0568] The results of the TaqMan™ are reported in delta (Δ) Ct units.One unit corresponds to 1 PCR cycle or approximately a 2-foldamplification relative to normal, two units corresponds to 4-fold, 3units to 8-fold amplification and so on. Quantitation was obtained usingprimers and a TaqMan™ fluorescent probe derived from the PRO197-,PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-, PRO243-, PRO256-, PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-,PRO339, PRO1558-, PRO779, PRO1185-, PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-,PRO7133-, PRO7168-, PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-,PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-, PRO861-, PRO1216, PRO1686-, PRO1800-,PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-, PRO4316 or PRO4980-encoding gene. Regionsof PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 which are most likely to contain uniquenucleic acid sequences and which are least likely to have spliced outintrons are preferred for the primer and probe derivation, e.g.,3′-untranslated regions. The sequences for the primers and probes(forward, reverse and probe) used for the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 geneamplification analysis were as follows: PRO197 (DNA22780-1078):22780.tm.f: 5′-GCCATCTGGAAACTTGTGGAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:133) 22780.tm.p:5′-AGAAGACCACGACTGGAGAAGCCCCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:134) 22780.tm.r:5′-AGCCCCCCTGCACTCAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:135) PRO207 (DNA30879-1152):30879.trnf: 5′-GACCTGCCCCTCCCTCTAGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:136) 30879.trn.p:5′-CTGCCTGGGCCTGTTCACGTGTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:137) 30879.tm.r5′-GGAATACTGTATTTATGTGGGATGGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:138) PRO226 (DNA33460-1166):33460.3utr-5: 5′-GCAATAAAGGGAGAAAGAAAGTCCT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:139)33460.3utr-probe.rc: 5′-TGACCCGCCCACCTCAGCCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:140)33460.3utr-3b: 5′-GCCTGAGGCTTCCTGCAGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:141)PRO232 (DNA34435-1140): 34435.3utr-5: 5′-GCCAGGCCTCACATTCGT-3′ (SEQ IDNO:142) 34435.3utr-probe: 5′-CTCCCTGAATGGCAGCCTGAGCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:143)3443 5.3utr-3: 5′-AGGTGTTTATTAAGGGCCTACGCT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:144)PRO243 (DNA35917-1207): 35917.tm.f: 5′-CCAGTGCCTTTGCTCCTCTG-3′ (SEQ IDNO:145) 35917.tmp: 5′-TGCCTCTACTCCCACCCCCACTACCT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:146) 35917.tm.r: 5′-TGTGGAGCTGTGGTTCCCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:147)PRO256 (DNA35880-1160): 35880.3utr-5: 5′-TGTCCTCCCGAGCTCCTCT-3′ (SEQ IDNO:148) 35880.3utr-probe: 5′-CCATGCTGTGCGCCCAGGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:149)35880.3utr-3: 5′-GCACAAACTACACAGGGAAGTCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:150)PRO269 (DNA38260-1180): 38260.tm.f: 5′-CAGAGCAGAGGGTGCCTFG-3′ (SEQ IDNO:151) 38260.tm.p: 5′-TGGCGGAGTCCCCTCTTGGCT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:152)38260.tm.r: 5′CCCTGTTTCCCTATGCATCACT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:153)PRO274 (DNA39987-1184): 39987.tm.f: 5′-GGACGGTCAGTCA6GATGACA-3′ (SEQ IDNO:154) 39987.tm.p: 5′-TTCGGCATCATCTCTTCCCTCTCCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:155)39987.tm.r: 5′-ACAAAAAAAAGGGAACAAAATACGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:156)PRO304 (DNA39520-1217): 39520.tm.f: 5′-TCAACCCCTGACCCTTTCCTA-3′ (SEQ IDNO:157) 39520.tm.p: 5′-GGCAGGGGACAAGCCATCTCTCCT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:158)39520.tm.r: 5′-GGGACTGAACTGCCAGCTTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:159)PRO339 (DNA43466-1225): 43466.tm.f1: 5′-GGGCCCTAACCTCATTACCTTT-3′ (SEQID NO:160) 43466.tm.p1: 5′-TGTCTGCCTCAGCCCCAGGAAGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:161)43466.tm.r1: 5′-TCTGTCCACCATCTTGCCTTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:162)PRO1558 (DNA71282-1668): 71282.tm.F1: 5′-ACTGCTCCGCCTACTACGA-3′ (SEQ IDNO:163) 71282.tm.p1: 5′-AGGCATCCTCGCCGTCCTCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:164)71282.tm.r1: 5′-AAGGCCAAGGTCAGTCCAT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:165) 71282.tm.f2:5′-CGAGTGTGTGCGAAACCTAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:166) 71282.tm.p2:5′TCAGGGTCTACATCAGCCTCCTGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:167) 71282.tm.r2:5′-AAGGCCAAGGTGAGTCCAT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:168) PRO779 (DNA58801-1052):58801.tm.f1: 5′-CCCTATCGCTCCAGCCAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:169) 58801.tm.p1:5′-CGAAGAAGCACGAACGAATGTCGAGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:170) 58801.tm.rl:5′-CCGAGAAGTTGAGAAATGTCTTCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:171) PRO1185 (DNA62881-1515):62881.tm.f1: 5′-ACAGATCCAGGAGAGACTCCACA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:172) 62881.tm.p1:5′-AGCGGCGCTCCCAGCCTGAAT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:173) 62881.tm.r1:5-CATGATTGGTCCTCAGTTCCATC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:174) PRO1245 (DNA64884-1527):64884.tmf1: 5′-ATAGAGGGCTCCCAGAAGTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:175) 64884.tmp1:5′-CAGGGCCTTCAGGGCCTTCAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:176) 64884.tm.r1:5′-GCTCAGCCAAACACTGTCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:177) 64884.tm.f2:5′-GGGGCCCTGACAGTGTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:178) 64884.tm.p2:5′-CTGAGCCGAGACTGGAGCATCTACAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:179) 64884.tm.r2:5′-GTGGGCAGCGTCTTGTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:180) PRO1759 (DNA76531-1701):76531.trn.f1: 5′-CCTACTGAGGAGCCCTATGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:181) 76531.tm.pl:5′-CCTGAGCTGTAACCCCACTCCAGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:182) 76531.trnr1:5′-AGAGTCTGTCCCAGCTATCTTGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:183) PRO5775 (DNA96869-2673):96869.tm.f1: 5′-GGGGAACCATTCCAACATC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:184) 96869.tm.pl:5′-CCATTCAGCAGGGTGAACCACAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:185) 96869.tm.r1:5′-TCTCCGTGACCATGAACCTTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:186) PRO7133(DNA128451-2739):128451.tm.f1: 5′-TTAGGGAATTTGGTGCTCAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:187) 128451.tm.p1:5′-TTGCTCTCCCTTGCTCTTCCCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:188) 128451.tm.rl:5′-TCCTGCAGTAGGTATTTTCAGTTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:189) PRO7168 (DNA102846-2742):102846.tm.f1: 5′-GAGCCGGTGGTCTCAAAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:190) 102846.trn.p1:5′-CCGGGGGTCCTAGTCCCCTTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:191) 102846.tm.r1:5′-TTTACTGCTGCGCTCCAA-3+ (SEQ ID NO:192) PRO5725 (DNA92265-2669):92265.tm.f1: 5′-CAGCTGCAGTGTGGGAAT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:193) 92265.tm.p1:5′-CACTACAGCAAGAAGCTCGCCAGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:194) 92265.tM.r1:5′-CGCACAGAGTGTGCAAGTTTAT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:195) PRO202 (DNA30869):30869.tm.f: 5′-CGGAAGGAGGCCAACCA-3′(SEQ ID NO:196) 30869.tm.p:5′-CGACAGTGCCATCCCCACCTTCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:197) 30869.tm.r:5′-TTCTTTCTCCATCCCTCCGA-3′(SEQ ID NO:198) PRO206 (DNA34405): 34405.tm.f:5′-GCATGGCCCCAACGGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:199) 34405.tm.p:5′-CACGACTCAGTATCCATGCTCTTGACCTTGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:200) 34405.tm.r:5′-TGGCTGTAAATACGCGTGTTCT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:201) PRO264 (DNA36995):36995.3trn-5: 5′-CCTGTGAGATTGTGGATGAGAAGA-3′(SEQ ID NO:202)36995.3trn-probe: 5′-CCACACCAGCCAGACTCCAGTTGACC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:203)36995.3trn-3: 5′-GGGTGGTGCCCTCCTGA-3′(SEQ ID NO:204) PRO313 (DNA43320):43320.tm.f: 5′-CCATTGTTCAGACGTTGGTCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:205) 43320.tm.p:5′-CTCTGTTAACTCTAAGATTCCTAAGCATGCTGTGTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:206) 43320.tm.r:5′-ATCGAGATAGCACTGAGTTCTGTCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:207) PRO342 (DNA38649):38649.tm.f: 5′-CTCGGCTCGCGAAACTACA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:208) 38649.tm.p:5′-TGCCCGCACAGACTTCTACTGCCTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:209) 38649.tm.r:5′GGAGCTACATATCATCCTTGGACA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:210) 38649.tm.f2:5′-GAGATAAACGACGGGAAGCTCTAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:211) 38649.tm.p2:5′-ACGCCTACGTCTCCTACAGCGACTGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:212) 38649.tm.r2:5′-GCTGCGGCTTTAGGATGAAGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:213) PRO542 (DNA56505):56505.tm.f1: 5′-CCTTGGCCTCCATTTCTGTC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:214) 56505.tm.p1:5′-TGCTGCTCAGGCCCATGCTATGAGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:215) 56505tm.r1:5′GGGTGTAGTCCAGAACAGCTAGAGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:216) PRO773 (DNA48303):48303.tm.f1: 5′-CCCATTCCCAGCTTCTTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:217) 48303.tm.p1:5′-CTCAGAGCCAAGGCTCCCCAGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:218) 48303.tm.r1:5′-TCAAGGACTGAACCATGCTAGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:219) PRO861 (DNA50798):50798.tm.f1: 5′-ACCATGTACTACGTGCCAGCTCTA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:220) 50798.tm.p1:5′-ATTCTGACTTCCTCTGATTTTGGCATGTGG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:221) 50798.tm.r1:5′-GGCTTGAACTCTCCTTATAGGAGTGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:222) PRO1216 (DNA66489):66489.tm.f1: 5′-CTAACTGCCCAGCTCCAAGAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:223) 66489.tm.p1:5′-TCACAGCACTCTCCAGGCACCTCAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:224) 66489.tm.r1:5′-TCTGGGCCACAGATCCACTT-3′(SEQ ID NO:225) PRO1686 (DNA80896):80896.tm.f1: 5′-GCTCAGCCCTAGACCCTGACTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:226) 80896.tm.p1:5′-CAGGCTCAGCTGCTGTITCTAACCTCAGTAATG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:227) 80896.tm.r1:5′-CGTGGACAGCAGGAGCCT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:228) PRO1800 (DNA 35672-2508):35672.tm.f1: 5′-ACTCGGGATTCCTGCTGTT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:229) 35672.tm.r1:5′-GGCCTGTCCTGTGTTCTCA-3′(SEQ ID NO:230) 35672.tm.p1:5′-AGGCCTTTACCCAAGGCCACAAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:231) PRO3562 (DNA96791):96791.tm.f1: 5′-GACCCACGCGCTACGAA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:232) 96791.tm.p1:5′-CGGTCTCCTTCATGGACGTCAACAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:233) 96791.tm.r1:5′-GGTCCACGGTTCTCCAGGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:234) PRO9850 (DNA58725):58725.tm.f1: 5′-ATGATTGGTAGGAAATGAGGTAAAGTACT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:235)58725.tm.p1: 5′-CCATCTTTCTCTGGCACATTGAGGAACTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:236)58725.tm.r1: 5′-TGATCTAGAACTTAAACTTTGGAAAACAAC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:237)PRO539 (DNA47465-1561): 47465.tm.f1: 5′-TCCCACCACTTACTTCCATGAA-3′ (SEQID NO:238) 47465.tm.r1: 5′-ATTGTCCTGAGATTCGAGCAAGA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:239)47465.tm.p1: 5′-CTGTGGTACCCAATTGCCGCCTTGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:240)PRO4316 (DNA94713-2561): 94713.tm.f1: 5′-GGTCACCTGTGGGACCTT-3′ (SEQ IDNO:241) 94713.tm.r1: 5′-TGCACCTGACAGACAAAGC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:242)94713.tm.p1: 5′-TCCCTCACTCCCCTCCCTCCTAGT-3′ (SEQ ID NO:243)PRO4980 (DNA97OO3-2649): 97003.tm.f1: 5′-AAGCTTTGGGTCACACTCT-3′ (SEQ IDNO:244) 97003.tm.r1: 5′-TGGTCCACTGTCTCGTTCA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:245)97003.tm.p1: 5′-CGGAGCTTCCTGTCCCTTTTTTCTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:246)

[0569] The 5′ nuclease assay reaction is a fluorescent PCR-basedtechnique which makes use of the 5′ exonuclease activity of Taq DNApolymerase enzyme to monitor amplification in real time. Twooligonucleotide primers are used to generate an,amplicon typical of aPCR reaction. A third oligonucleotide, or probe, is designed to detectnucleotide sequence located between the two PCR primers. The probe isnon-extendible by Taq DNA polymerase enzyme, and is labeled with areporter fluorescent dye and a quencher fluorescent dye. Anylaser-induced emission from the reporter dye is quenched by thequenching dye when the two dyes are located close together as they areon the probe. During the amplification reaction, the Taq DNA polymeraseenzyme cleaves the probe in a template-dependent manner. The resultantprobe fragments disassociate in solution, and signal from the releasedreporter dye is free from the quenching effect of the secondfluorophore. One molecule of reporter dye is liberated for each newmolecule synthesized, and detection of the unquenched reporter dyeprovides the basis for quantitative interpretation of the data.

[0570] The 5′ nuclease procedure is run on a real-time quantitative PCRdevice such as the ABI Prism 7700TM Sequence Detection. The systemconsists of a thermocycler, laser, charge-coupled device (CCD) cameraand computer. The system amplifies samples in a 96-well format on athermocycler. During amplification, laser-induced fluorescent signal iscollected in real-time through fiber optics cables for all 96 wells, anddetected at the CCD. The system includes software for running theinstrument and for analyzing the data.

[0571] 5′ Nuclease assay data are initially expressed as Ct, or thethreshold cycle. This is defined as the cycle at which the reportersignal accumulates above the background level of fluorescence. The ΔCtvalues are used as quantitative measurement of the relative number ofstarting copies of a particular target sequence in a nucleic acid samplewhen comparing cancer DNA results to normal human DNA results.

[0572] Table 6 describes the stage, T stage and N stage of variousprimary tumors which were used to screen the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 compoundsof the invention. TABLE 6 Primary Lung and Colon Tumor Profiles PrimaryTumor Stage Stage Other Stage Dukes Stage T Stage N Stage Human lungtumor AdenoCa (SRCC724) [LT1] IIA T1 N1 Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC725)[LT1a] IIB T3 N0 Human lung tumor AdenoCa (SRCC726) [LT2] IB T2 N0 Humanlung tumor AdenoCa (SRCC727) [LT3] IIIA T1 N2 Human lung tumor AdenoCa(SRCC728) [LT4] IB T2 N0 Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC729) [LT6] IB T2 N0Human lung tumor Aden/SqCCa (SRCC730) [LT7] IA T1 N0 Human lung tumorAdenoCa (SRCC731) [LT9] IB T2 N0 Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC732) [LT10]IIB T2 N1 Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC733) [LT11] IIA T1 N1 Human lungtumor AdenoCa (SRCC734) [LT12] IV T2 N0 Human lung tumor AdenoSqCCa(SRCC735)[LT13] IB T2 N0 Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC736) [LT15] IB T2N0 Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC737) [LT16] IB T2 N0 Human lung tumorSqCCa (SRCC738) [LT17] IIB T2 N1 Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC739) [LT18]IB T2 N0 Human lung tumor SqCCa (SRCC740) [LT19] IB T2 N0 Human lungtumor LCCa (SRCC741) [LT21] IIB T3 N1 Human lung AdenoCa (SRCC811)[LT22] 1A T1 N0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC742) [CT2] M1 D pT4 N0 Humancolon AdenoCa (SRCC743) [CT3] B pT3 N0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC744)[CT8] B T3 N0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC745) [CT10] A pT2 N0 Human colonAdenoCa (SRCC746) [CT12] MO, R1 B T3 N0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC747)[CT14] pMO, RO B pT3 pN0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC748) [CT15] M1, R2 DT4 N2 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC749) [CT16] pMO B pT3 pN0 Human colonAdenoCa (SRCC750) [CT17] C1 pT3 pN1 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC751) [CT1]MO, R1 B pT3 N0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC752) [CT4] B pT3 M0 Human colonAdenoCa (SRCC753) [CT5] G2 C1 pT3 pN0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC754)[CT6] pMO, RO B pT3 pN0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC755) [CT7] G1 A pT2 pN0Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC756) [CT9] G3 D pT4 pN2 Human colon AdenoCa(SRCC757) [CT11] B T3 N0 Human colon AdenoCa (SRCC758) [CT18] MO, RO BpT3 pN0

DNA Preparation

[0573] DNA was prepared from cultured cell lines, primary tumors, andnormal human blood. The isolation was performed using purification kit,buffer set and protease and all from Qiagen, according to themanufacturer's instructions and the description below.

Cell Culture Lysis

[0574] Cells were washed and trypsinized at a concentration of 7.5×10⁸per tip and pelleted by centrifuging at 1000 rpm for 5 minutes at 4° C.,followed by washing again with ½ volume of PBS and recentrifugation. Thepellets were washed a third time, the suspended cells collected andwashed 2× with PBS. The cells were then suspended into 10 ml PBS. BufferC1 was equilibrated at 4° C. Qiagen protease #19155 was diluted into6.25 ml cold ddH₂O to a final concentration of 20 mg/ml and equilibratedat 4° C. 10 ml of G2 Buffer was prepared by diluting Qiagen RNAse Astock (100 mg/ml) to a final concentration of 200 μg/ml.

[0575] Buffer C1 (10 ml, 4° C.) and ddH2O (40 ml, 4° C.) were then addedto the 10 ml of cell suspended, mixed by inverting and incubated on icefor 10 minutes. The cell nuclei were pelleted by centrifuging in aBeckman swinging bucket rotor at 2500 rpm at 4° C. for 15 minutes. Thesupernatant was discarded and the nuclei were suspended with a vortexinto 2 ml Buffer C1 (at 4° C.) and 6 ml ddH₂O, followed by a second 4°C. centrifugation at 2500 rpm for 15 minutes. The nuclei were thenresuspended into the residual buffer using 200 μl per tip. G2 buffer (10ml) was added to the suspended nuclei while gentle vortexing wasapplied. Upon completion of buffer addition, vigorous vortexing wasapplied for 30 seconds. Qiagen protease (200 μl, prepared as indicatedabove) was added and incubated at 50° C. for 60 minutes. The incubationand centrifugation were repeated until the lysates were clear (e.g.,incubating additional 30-60 minutes, pelleting at 3000×g for 10 min., 4°C.).

Solid Human Tumor Sample Preparation and Lysis

[0576] Tumor samples were weighed and placed into 50 ml conical tubesand held on ice. Processing was limited to no more than 250 mg tissueper preparation (I tip/preparation). The protease solution was freshlyprepared by diluting into 6.25 ml cold ddH2O to a final concentration of20 mg/ml and stored at 4° C. G2 buffer (20 ml) was prepared by dilutingDNAse A to a final concentration of 200 mg/ml (from 100 mg/ml stock).The tumor tissue was homogenated in 19 ml G2 buffer for 60 seconds usingthe large tip of the polytron in a laminar-flow TC hood in order toavoid inhalation of aerosols, and held at room temperature. Betweensamples, the polytron was cleaned by spinning at 2×30 seconds each in 2LddH₂0, followed by G2 buffer (50 ml). If tissue was still present on thegenerator tip, the apparatus was disassembled and cleaned.

[0577] Qiagen protease (prepared as indicated above, 1.0 ml) was added,followed by vortexing and incubation at 50° C. for 3 hours. Theincubation and centrifugation were repeated until the lysates were clear(e.g., incubating additional 30-60 minutes, pelleting at 3000×g for 10min., 4° C.).

Human Blood Preparation and Lysis

[0578] Blood was drawn from healthy volunteers using standard infectiousagent protocols and citrated into 10 ml samples per tip. Qiagen proteasewas freshly prepared by dilution into 6.25 ml cold ddH₂O to a finalconcentration of 20 mg/ml and stored at 4° C. G2 buffer was prepared bydiluting RNAse A to a final concentration of 200 μg/ml from 100 mg/mlstock. The blood (10 ml) was placed into a 50 ml conical tube and 10 mlC1 buffer and 30 ml ddH₂O (both previously equilibrated to 4° C.) wereadded, and the components mixed by inverting and held on ice for 10minutes. The nuclei were pelleted with a Beckman swinging bucket rotorat 2500 rpm, 4° C. for 15 minutes and the supernatant discarded. With avortex, the nuclei were suspended into 2 ml C1 buffer (4° C.) and 6 mlddH₂O (4° C.). Vortexing was repeated until the pellet was white. Thenuclei were then suspended into the residual buffer using a 200 μl tip.G2 buffer (10 ml) was added to the suspended nuclei while gentlyvortexing, followed by vigorous vortexing for 30 seconds. Qiagenprotease was added (200 μl) and incubated at 50° C. for 60 minutes. Theincubation and centrifugation were repeated until the lysates were clear(e.g., incubating additional 30-60 minutes, pelleting at 3000×g for 10min., 4° C.).

Purification of Cleared Lysates

[0579] (1) Isolation of Genomic DNA:

[0580] Genomic DNA was equilibrated (1 sample per maxi tip preparation)with 10 ml QBT buffer. QF elution buffer was equilibrated at 50° C. Thesamples were vortexed for 30 seconds, then loaded onto equilibrated tipsand drained by gravity. The tips were washed with 2×15 ml QC buffer. TheDNA was eluted into 30 ml silanized, autoclaved 30 ml Corex tubes with15 ml QF buffer (50° C.). Isopropanol (10.5 ml) was added to eachsample, the tubes covered with parafin and mixed by repeated inversionuntil the DNA precipitated. Samples were pelleted by centrifugation inthe SS-34 rotor at 15,000 rpm for 10 minutes at 4° C. The pelletlocation was marked, the supernatant discarded, and 10 ml 70% ethanol(4° C.) was added. Samples were pelleted again by centrifugation on theSS-34 rotor at 10,000 rpm for 10 minutes at 4° C. The pellet locationwas marked and the supernatant discarded. The tubes were then placed ontheir side in a drying rack and dried 10 minutes at 37° C., taking carenot to overdry the samples.

[0581] After drying, the pellets were dissolved into 1.0 ml TE (pH 8.5)and placed at 50° C. for 1-2 hours. Samples were held overnight at 4° C.as dissolution continued. The DNA solution was then transferred to 1.5ml tubes with a 26 gauge needle on a tuberculin syringe. The transferwas repeated 5x in order to shear the DNA. Samples were then placed at50° C. for 1-2 hours.

[0582] (2) Quantitation of Genomic DNA and Preparation for GeneAmplification Assay:

[0583] The DNA levels in each tube were quantified by standard A₂₆₀/A₂₈₀spectrophotometry on a 1:20 dilution (5 μl DNA+95 μl ddH₂O) using the0.1 ml quartz cuvettes in the Beckman DU640 spectrophotometer. A₂₆₀/A₂₈₀ratios were in the range of 1.8-1.9. Each DNA sample was then dilutedfurther to approximately 200 ng/ml in TE (pH 8.5). If the originalmaterial was highly concentrated (about 700 ng/μl), the material wasplaced at 50° C. for several hours until resuspended.

[0584] Fluorometric DNA quantitation was then performed on the dilutedmaterial (20-600 ng/ml) using the manufacturer's guidelines as modifiedbelow. This was accomplished by allowing a Hoeffer DyNA Quant 200fluorometer to warm-up for about 15 minutes. The Hoechst dye workingsolution (#H33258, 10 μl, prepared within 12 hours of use) was dilutedinto 100 ml 1×TNE buffer. A 2 ml cuvette was filled with the fluorometersolution, placed into the machine, and the machine was zeroed. pGEM3Zf(+) (2 μl, lot #360851026) was added to 2 ml of fluorometer solutionand calibrated at 200 units. An additional 2 μl of pGEM 3Zf(+) DNA wasthen tested and the reading confirmed at 400+/−10 units. Each sample wasthen read at least in triplicate. When 3 samples were found to be within10% of each other, their average was taken and this value was used asthe quantification value.

[0585] The fluorometricly determined concentration was then used todilute each sample to 10 ng/μl in ddH₂O. This was done simultaneously onall template samples for a single TaqMan™ plate assay, and with enoughmaterial to run 500-1000 assays. The samples were tested in triplicatewith Taqman™ primers and probe both B-actin and GAPDH on a single platewith normal human DNA and no-template controls. The diluted samples wereused provided that the CT value of normal human DNA subtracted from testDNA was +/−1 Ct. The diluted, lot-qualified genomic DNA was stored in1.0 ml aliquots at −80° C. Aliquots which were subsequently to be usedin the gene amplification assay were stored at 4° C. Each 1 ml aliquotis enough for 8-9 plates or 64 tests.

Gene Amplification Assay

[0586] The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 compounds of the invention werescreened in the following primary tumors and the resulting ΔCt valuesare reported in Table 7A-7C. TABLE 7A ΔCt values in lung and colonprimary tumor and cell line models Primary PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PROPRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO Tumor 197 207 226 232 243 256 269 274 304339 1558 779 1185 1245 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000631 HF- — — —— — — — — — — — — — — 000641 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000643 HF-— — — — — — — — — — 1.39 1.51 — — 000840 HF- — — — — — — — — — — 1.24 —— — 000842 HBL100 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — MB435s — — — — — — — — — —— — — — T47D — — — — — — — — — — — — — — MB468 — — — — — — — — — — — — —— MB175 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — MB361 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —BT20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — MCF7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — SKBR3— — — — — — — — — — — — — — SW480 — 1.85 2.14 — — — — — — — — 1.87 — —1.56 SW620 — 1.96 2.67 — — 1.23 — — — — — 1.13 — — 1.38 1.21 Colo320 —1.09 — — — — — — — — — 1.18 — — HT29 — — 2.15 — — 1.58 — — — — — 1.03 —— 1.90 HM7 — — 1.23 — — — — — — — — 1.33 — — WiDr — — 2.21 — — 1.35 — —— — — 1.35 — — HCT116 — 1.83 2.13 — — 1.35 — — — — — 2.24 — — 1.70 SKCO1— 1.13 1.94 — — — — — — — — 1.11 — — SW403 — — 1.81 — — — — — — — — — —— LS174T — — — — — — — — — — — 1.18 — — Colo205 — — — — — — — — — — — —— — HCT15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — HCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — —2998 KM12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — A549 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —Calu-1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Calu-6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —H157 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — H441 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — H460 —— — — — — — — — — — — — — SKMES1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — SW900 — — —— — — — — — — — — — — H522 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1.10 H810 — — — — —— — — — — — — — — SRCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1094 SRCC — — — — — —— — — — — — — — 1095 SRCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1096 SRCC — — — —— — — — — — — — — — 1097 SRCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1098 SRCC — —— — — — — — — — — — — — 1099 SRCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1100 SRCC— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1101 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000545HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000499 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — —000539 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000575 HF- — — — — — — — — — — —— — — 000698 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000756 HF- — — — — — — — —— — — — — — 000762 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000789 HF- — — — — —— — — — — 1.01 — — — 000795 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000811 HF- —— — — — — — — — — — — — — 000755 CT2 — — 1.15 — — — — — — — — 1.83 1.73— 2.41 2.28 2.91 CT3 — 1.29 1.26 — — — — — — — — 1.06 — — 1.14 1.72 CT8— — — — — — — — — — — 1.01 — — 1.03 1.20 CT10 — 1.33 — — — — — — — — —1.03 — — CT12 — — 1.20 — — — — — — — — 1.05 — — 1.15 CT14 — — 1.38 —1.14 — — — — — — 1.01 — — 1.14 1.20 CT15 — 1.26 1.07 — — — — — — — —1.14 — 1.00 1.12 1.05 CT16 — — — — — — — — — — — 1.14 — — 1.22 CT17 — —— — — — — — — — — 1.12 — — 1.17 CT1 — 1.10 — 2.41 — — — — — — — 1.02 — —1.69 1.54 1.28 1.15 CT4 — 1.13 1.11 2.05 — — — — — — — 1.19 — — 1.221.12 CT5 — 1.14 1.12 1.59 1.17 — — — — — — 1.62 — — 2.02 2.24 2.32 2.361.75 CT6 — — — — — — — — — — — 1.17 — — CT7 — — — 1.00 — — — — — — —1.00 — — 1.04 CT9 — — — 1.13 — — — — — — — 1.05 — — CT11 — 1.32 1.351.92 — — — — — — — 1.27 — — 1.73 1.82 1.89 1.93 1.43 CT18 — — — 1.29 — —— — — — — — — — CT25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CT28 — — — — — — — — —— — — — — CT35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — —— 000611 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000613 HF- — — — — — — — — — —— — — — 001291 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 001293 HF- — — — — — — —— — — 1.50 — — — 001294 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 001295 HF- — — —— — — — — — — 2.88 — — — 001296 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 001297HF- — — — — — — — — — — 1.37 — — — 001299 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — —— 001300 LT7 — — 1.12 — — — 1.04 — — 1.08 — — — — LT27 — — — — — — — — —— — — — — LT13 1.40 1.26 1.10 — 1.05 — 1.27 — 1.29 1.04 — 1.69 — 3.841.29 1.10 2.79 2.42 1.44 LT1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LT2 — — — — — —— — — — — — — — LT3 1.50 1.14 1.59 — 1.08 — — — — 1.17 — 1.65 1.01 —1.19 1.17 LT4 — — 1.11 — — — — 1.24 — — — — — — LT9 1.25 — 1.36 — — —1.80 — — 1.03 — 1.27 — — LT12 — — — 2.40 1.20 — 1.14 — 1.15 1.26 — 1.03— — 2.09 1.99 1.20 LT22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LT30 — — — — — — — —— — — — 1.58 — LT33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LT8 — — — — — — — — — —— — — — LT21 1.10 1.12 1.17 — — — — — — — — 1.00 — — LT1a — — 1.39 — — —— — — — — 1.46 — — 1.04 LT6 1.39 — — — — — — — — — — 1.75 — — 1.25 LT101.03 — — — — — — — — — — 1.50 — — LT11 1.65 1.33 1.28 — 1.34 — 1.14 —1.51 1.39 — 1.77 — — 1.59 1.01 1.39 1.48 LT15 1.22 1.22 1.04 1.86 2.34 —1.36 — 1.34 — — 2.50 — 1.01 1.18 1.72 3.73 3.31 1.89 LT16 — — — — 1.24 —— 1.00 1.00 — — 1.89 — 1.98 1.64 1.50 1.38 LT17 1.68 1.32 1.26 1.35 1.27— 1.42 — 1.68 1.63 — 1.08 — — 1.57 1.57 1.95 1.51 1.50 LT18 — — — 1.04 —— — 1.61 — — — 1.00 — — LT19 — 1.16 1.08 1.21 1.39 — 1.60 — 1.15 — —3.49 — — 1.58 1.25 3.21 3.73 LT26 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1.66 — LT28 —— — — — — — — — — — — — — LT29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LT31 — — — —— — — — — — — — — — HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000854 HF- — — — — —— — — — — — — — — 000855 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000856 HF- — —— — — — — — — — — — — — 000831 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000832HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000550 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — —000551 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000733 HF- — — — — — — — — — — —— — — 000716

[0587] TABLE 7B ΔCt values in lung and colon primary tumor and cell linemodels Primary PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PROTumor 1759 5775 7133 7168 5725 202 206 264 313 342 542 773 861 1216 HF-— 1.97 — 1.43 — — — — — — — — — — 000631 1.70 HF- — 1.90 — — 1.17 — — —— — — — — — 000641 1.87 1.03 HF- — 1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0006431.21 HF- 1.11 3.64 2.11 2.65 1.82 — — — — 1.35 — — — — 000840 3.55 2.201.99 HF- — 2.56 — 1.73 — — — — — 1.13 — — — — 000842 2.42 2.12 2.88HBL100 — — — — — — — — — — 1.20 — — — MB435s — — — — — — — — — — — — — —T47D — — — — — — — — — — — — — — MB468 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — MB175— — — — — — — — — — — — — — MB361 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — BT20 — — —— — — — — — — — — — — MCF7 — — — — — — — — — — 1.14 — — — SKBR3 — — — —— — — — — — — — — — SW480 — — — — — — — — — — 1.35 — — — SW620 — — — — —— — — 1.03 2.09 1.17 — — — 1.13 Colo320 — — — — — — — — — — — 1.31 — —HT29 — — — — — — — — — — 3.08 1.97 — — 2.59 3.24 2.68 2.77 HM7 — — — — —— — — — — — — — — WiDr — — — — — — — — — — 3.35 — — 2.42 3.15 2.59 2.943.03 2.99 HCT116 — — — — — — — — — — 2.09 — — 1.71 2.01 2.12 1.87 1.982.07 SKCO1 — — — — — — — — — — 1.71 — — — 2.00 1.97 1.64 1.82 SW403 — —— — — — — — — — 1.73 — — 1.14 1.15 1.64 1.17 1.51 1.28 LS174T — — — — —— — — — 1.13 1.41 — — 1.16 Colo205 — — — — — — — — — — — 1.41 — — HCT15— — — — — — — — — — — — — — HCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2998 KM12 —— — — — — — — — — — — — — A549 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Calu-1 — — —— — — — — — 1.21 — — — — Calu-6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — H157 — — — —— — — — — — — — — — H441 — — — — — — — — — 1.65 1.15 1.51 1.71 — H460 —— — — — — — — — — — — — — SKMES1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — SW900 — — —— — — — — — — — — — — H522 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1.02 — H810 — — — — —— — — — — — — — — SRCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1094 SRCC — — — — — —— — — — — — — — 1095 SRCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1096 SRCC — — — —— — — — — — — — — — 1097 SRCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1098 SRCC — —— — — — — — — — — — — — 1099 SRCC — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1100 SRCC— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1101 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000545HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000499 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — —000539 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000575 HF- — — — — — — — — — — —— — — 000698 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000756 HF- — 2.01 — — 1.26— — — — — — — — — 000762 1.04 1.04 HF- — 1.30 — — — — — — — — — — — —000789 1.12 HF- 1.32 — 1.08 — 1.02 — — — — — — — — — 000795 1.28 1.10HF- — 1.82 1.09 — — — — — — — — — — — 000811 1.80 HF- — — — — — — — — —— — — — — 000755 CT2 — — — — — — 1.21 — 1.75 3.04 — — 2.40 — 2.35 CT3 —— — — — — — — — 1.21 — — 1.52 — 1.39 CT8 — — — — — — — — — 1.21 — — 1.55— CT10 — — — — — — 1.06 — — 1.81 1.13 — 1.97 — 1.33 CT12 — — — — — —1.06 — — 1.41 1.08 — 1.36 1.18 1.17 CT14 — — — — — — 1.29 — — 1.61 1.41— 1.75 — 1.17 CT15 — — — — — — 1.32 — — 1.41 — 1.04 1.75 — CT16 — — — —— — 1.59 — — 1.39 — 1.37 1.11 — CT17 — — — — — — — — — 1.19 — 1.34 1.11— CT1 — — — — — — — — 1.28 1.61 — — 1.09 — 1.22 CT4 — — — — — — — — 1.571.58 — — 1.16 — CT5 — — — — — — 1.23 — 2.01 2.29 1.06 — 1.95 1.21 CT6 —— — — — — — — — 1.20 — — — — CT7 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1.14 — CT9 — —— — — — — — 1.56 1.00 1.03 — 1.00 — CT11 — — — — — — — — 2.12 2.27 — —1.88 — CT18 — — — — — — 1.33 — — — — — — — CT25 — — — — — — — — — — — —— — CT28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CT35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000611 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — —000613 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 001291 HF- — 2.12 — — — — — — — —— — — — 001293 2.09 HF- — 2.15 — — — — — — — 1.57 — — — — 001294 1.99HF- — 1.99 — — 1.10 — — — — — — — — — 001295 2.15 HF- 1.51 4.62 1.71 —1.22 — — — — 3.15 — — — — 001296 4.78 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — —001297 HF- — 1.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — 001299 1.95 HF- — — — — — — —— — — — — — — 001300 LT7 — — — — — 1.50 — — — 1.25 1.11 — — 1.15 1.79LT27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LT13 — — — — — 1.64 — — — 1.34 1.382.98 1.33 — 2.85 2.12 LT1 — — — — — 1.29 — — — — — — — — 1.15 LT2 — — —— — — — — — — — — — — LT3 — — — — — 1.67 — 1.82 — 1.89 — — — — 1.66 1.71LT4 — — — — — 1.21 — 1.43 — — — — — — LT9 — — — — — 1.30 — 1.13 1.191.51 — — — — LT12 — — — — — 1.73 — — 1.03 2.02 1.31 — 1.18 1.02 1.741.41 1.38 LT22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LT30 — — — — — — — — — — — —— — LT33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LT8 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1.00 —LT21 — — — — — — — — — 1.00 1.19 — — — LT1a — — — — — 1.26 — 1.28 — 1.72— — 1.19 — 1.24 1.29 LT6 — — — — — 1.75 — 1.62 — 2.01 — — — — 1.34 LT10— — — — — — — — — 2.02 2.79 — — — 1.06 LT11 — — — — — 1.31 — — — 1.08 —— 1.03 — 1.88 1.93 LT15 — — — — — 1.63 — — — 2.12 — — 1.28 — 3.16 2.80LT16 — — — — — 1.30 — — 2.48 1.05 1.32 2.19 1.33 — LT17 — — — — — 1.74 —1.72 — 1.12 1.00 — — — 2.26 1.45 1.77 LT18 — — — — — — — — — — 1.21 — —— LT19 — — — — — 1.98 — — 2.10 3.47 1.35 — — — 3.02 LT26 — — — — — — — —— — — — — — LT28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — LT29 — — — — — — — — — — —— — — LT31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — —000854 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000855 HF- — — — — — — — — — — —— — — 000856 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000831 HF- — — — — — — — —— — — — — — 000832 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000550 HF- — — — — —— — — — — — — — — 000551 HF- — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 000733 HF- — —— — — — — — — — — — — — 000716

[0588] TABLE 7C ΔCt values in lung and colon primary and cell linemodels Primary Tumor PRO1686 PRO1800 PRO3562 PRO9850 PRO539 PRO4316PRO4980 HF-000631 — — — — — — — HF-000641 — — — — — — — HF-000643 — — —— — — — HF-000840 1.61 — 1.87 — — 2.34 1.01 HF-000842 1.11 — — — — — —HBL100 — — — — — — — MB435s — — — — — — — T47D — — — — — — — MB468 — — —— — — — MB175 — — — — — — — MB361 — — — — — — — BT20 — — — — — — — MCF7— — — — — — — SKBR3 — — — — — — — SW480 — — — — — — — SW620 — — 1.08 — —— — Colo320 — 1.16 — — — — — HT29 — — — — — — — HM7 — — — — — — — WiDr —— — — — — — HCT116 — — 1.26 — — — — 1.15 SKCO1 — — — — — — — SW403 — — —— — — — LS174T — — — — — — — Colo205 — — — — — — — HCT15 — — — — — — —HCC2998 — — — — — — — KM12 — — — — — — — A549 — — — — — — — Calu-1 — — —— — — — Calu-6 — — — — — — — H157 — — — — — — — H441 — — — — — — — H460— — — — — — — SKMES1 — — — — — — — SW900 — — — — — — — H522 — — 2.93 — —— — H810 — — — — — — — SRCC — — — — — — — 1094 SRCC — — — — — — — 1095SRCC — — — — — — — 1096 SRCC — — — — — — — 1097 SRCC — — — — — — — 1098SRCC — — — — — — — 1099 SRCC — — — — — — — 1100 SRCC — — — — — — — 1101HF-000545 — — 1.05 — — — — HF-000499 — — — — — — — HF-000539 — — 2.10 —— — — HF-000575 — — — — — — — HF-000698 — — — — — — — HF-000756 — — — —— — — HF-000762 — — — — — — — HF-000789 — — — — — — — HF-000795 1.13 — —— — 1.06 — HF-000811 — — — — — — — HF-000755 — — — — — — — CT2 1.38 1.50— — — — — CT3 — — — — 1.17 — — CT8 — — — — — — — CT10 1.32 — — 1.10 1.16— — CT12 1.20 — — — 1.19 — — CT14 — 1.62 — — — — — CT15 — 1.48 1.01 1.231.03 — — 1.08 CT16 — — — 1.49 — — — CT17 — — — — — — — CT1 1.50 — — 1.00— — — CT4 1.75 — — 1.25 — — — CT5 2.32 1.10 — 1.49 — — — CT6 1.13 — —1.04 — — — CT7 — — — 1.15 — — — CT9 — — — — — — — CT11 2.76 1.20 — 1.351.12 — — CT18 — — — — — — — CT25 — — — — — — — CT28 — — — — — — — CT35 —— — — — — — HF-000611 — — — — — — — HF-000613 — — — — — — — HF-001291 —— — — — — — HF-001293 — — — — — — — HF-001294 1.69 — — — — — 1.14HF-001295 — — — — — — — HF-001296 3.08 — — — — — 1.87 HF-001297 — — — —— — — HF-001299 1.11 — — — — — 1.12 HF-001300 — — — — — — — LT7 — — — —— — — LT27 — — — — — — — LT13 1.42 1.27 3.94 1.19 1.64 — — 2.18 3.571.08 2.22 1.70 LT1 — — — — — — — LT2 — — — — — — — LT3 — — — — — — — LT4— — — — — — — LT9 — — — — — — — LT12 — 1.34 — 1.32 1.25 — — 2.28 2.03LT22 — — — — — — — LT30 — — — — — — — LT33 — — — — — — — LT8 — — — — — —— LT21 — 1.30 — — 1.32 — — LT1a — — — — — — — LT6 — — — — — — — LT10 — —— — — — — LT11 1.12 1.03 — 1.35 — — — 1.65 1.59 LT15 1.67 1.70 — 1.611.78 — — 2.23 1.10 1.93 LT16 — 1.00 2.64 — — — — 1.05 2.25 1.09 LT171.59 1.94 — — 1.94 — — 1.63 1.01 LT18 1.07 1.12 — — — — — LT19 — 2.51 —— 1.16 — — 2.18 LT26 — — — — — — — LT28 — — — — — — — LT29 — — — — — — —LT31 — — — — — — — HF-000854 — — — — — — — HF-000855 — — — — — — —HF-000856 — — — — — — — HF-000831 — — — — — — — HF-000832 — — — — — — —HF-000550 — — — — — — — HF-000551 — — — — — — — HF-000733 — — 2.03 — — —— HF-000716 — — 1.83 — — — —

Discussion and Conclusion PRO197 (DNA22780-1078)

[0589] The ΔCt values for DNA22780-1078 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA22780-1078 encoding PRO197 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT13,LT3, LT9, LT21, LT6, LT10, LT11, LT15, and LT17.

[0590] Because amplification of DNA22780-1078 occurs in various lungtumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumorformation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies)directed against the protein encoded by DNA22780-1078 (PRO197) would beexpected to have utility in cancer therapy.

PRO207 (DNA30879-1152)

[0591] The ΔCt values for DNA30879-1152 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA30879-1152 encoding PRO207 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT13, LT3, LT21, LT11, LT15, LT17, and LT19; (2) in primary colontumors: CT15, CT1, CT4, CT5, and CT11; and (3) in colon tumor celllines: SW480, SW620, Colo320, HCT116, and SKCO1.

[0592] Because amplification of DNA30879-1152 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA30879-1152 (PRO207) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO226 (DNA33460-1166)

[0593] The ΔCt values for DNA33460-1166 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA33460-1166 encoding PRO226 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT7,LT13, LT3, LT4, LT9, LT21, LT1a, LT11, LT15, LT17, and LT19; (2) inprimary colon tumors: CT2, CT3, CT12, CT14, CT15, CT4, CT5, and CT11;and (3) in colon tumor cell lines: SW480, SW620, HT29, HM7, WiDr,HCT116, SKCO1, and SW403.

[0594] Because amplification of DNA33460-1166 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA33460-1166 (PRO226) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO232 (DNA34435-1140)

[0595] The ΔCt values for DNA34435-1140 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA34435-1140 encoding PRO232 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT12, LT15, LT17, LT18, and LT19; and (2) in primary colon tumors: CT1,CT4, CT5, CT7, CT9, CT11 and CT18.

[0596] Because amplification of DNA34435-1140 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA34435-1140 (PRO232) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO243 (DNA35917-1207)

[0597] The ΔCt values for DNA35917-1207 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA35917-1207 encoding PRO243 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT13, LT3, LT12, LT11, LT15, LT16, LT17, and LT19; and (2) in primarycolon tumors; CT14 and CT5.

[0598] Because amplification of DNA35917-1207 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA35917-1207 (PRO243) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO256 (DNA35880-1160)

[0599] The ΔCt values for DNA35880-1160 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA35880-1160 encoding PRO256 occurred in colon tumor cell lines: SW620,HT29, WiDr, and HCT116.

[0600] Because amplification of DNA35880-1160 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA35880-1160 (PRO256) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO269 (DNA38260-1180)

[0601] The ΔCt values for DNA38260-1180 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA38260-1180 encoding PRO269 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT7,LT13, LT9, LT12, LT11, LT15, LT17, and LT19.

[0602] Because amplification of DNA38260-1180 occurs in various lungtumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumorformation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies)directed against the protein encoded by DNA38260-1180 (PRO269) would beexpected to have utility in cancer therapy.

PRO274 (DNA39987-1184)

[0603] The ΔCt values for DNA39987-1184 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA39987-1184 encoding PRO274 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT4,LT16, and LT18.

[0604] Because amplification of DNA39987-1184 occurs in various lungtumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumorformation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies)directed against the protein encoded by DNA39987-1184 (PRO274) would beexpected to have utility in cancer therapy.

PRO304(DNA39520-1217)

[0605] The ΔCt values for DNA39520-1217 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA39520-1217 encoding PRO304 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT13,LT12, LT11, LT15, LT16, LT17and LT19.

[0606] Because amplification of DNA39520-1217 occurs in various lungtumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumorformation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies)directed against the protein encoded by DNA39520-1217 (PRO304) would beexpected to have utility in cancer therapy.

PRO339 (DNA43466-1225)

[0607] The ΔCt values for DNA43466-1225 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA43466-1225 encoding PRO339 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT7,LT13, LT3, LT9, LT12, LT11, and LT17.

[0608] Because amplification of DNA43466-1225 occurs in various lungtumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumorformation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies)directed against the protein encoded by DNA43466-1225 (PRO339) would beexpected to have utility in cancer therapy.

PRO1558 (DNA71282-1668)

[0609] The ΔCt values for DNA71282-1668 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA71282-1668 encoding PRO1558 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:HF-000840, HF-000842, HF-001294, HF-001296 and HF-001299; and (2) incolon tumor center HF-000795.

[0610] Because amplification of DNA71282-1668 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA71282-1668 (PRO1558) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO779 (DNA58801-1052)

[0611] The ΔCt values for DNA58801-1052 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA58801-1052 encoding PRO779 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT13, LT3, LT9, LT12, LT2, LT1-a, LT6, LT10, LT11, LT15, LT16, LT17,LT19, and HF-000840; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT3, CT8, CT10,CT12, CT14, CT15, CT16, CT17, CT1, CT4, CT5, CT6, CT7, CT9, and CT11;and (3) in colon tumor cell lines: SW480, SW620, Colo320, HT29, HM7,WiDr, HCT116, SKCO1, and LS174T.

[0612] Because amplification of DNA58801-1052 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA58801-1052 (PRO779) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO11185 (DNA62881-1515)

[0613] The ΔCt values for DNA62881-1515 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA62881-1515 encoding PRO1185 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT3, LT30 and LT26; and (2) in primary colon tumor CT2.

[0614] Because amplification of DNA62881-1515 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA62881-1515 (PRO1185) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO1245 (DNA64884-1527)

[0615] The ΔCt values for DNA64884-1527 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7A. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7A indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA64884-1527 encoding PRO1245 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT13, LT15 and LT16; (2) in lung tumor cell line H522; and (3) inprimary colon tumor CT15.

[0616] Because amplification of DNA64884-1527occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA64884-1527 (PRO1245) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO1759 (DNA76531-1701)

[0617] The ΔCt values for DNA76531-1701 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA76531-1701 encoding PRO1759 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:HF-000840 and HF-001296; and (2) in primary colon tumor centerHF-000795.

[0618] Because amplification of DNA76531-1701occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA76531-1701 (PRO1759) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO5775 (DNA96869-2673)

[0619] The ΔCt values for DNA96869-2673 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA96869-2673 encoding PRO5775 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:HF-000631 , HF-000641, HF-000643, HF-000840, HF-000842, HF-001293,HF-001294, HF-001295, HF-001296 and HF-001299; and (2) in primary colontumor centers: HF-000762, HF-000789, and HF-000811.

[0620] Because amplification of DNA96869-2673 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA96869-2673 (PRO5775) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO7133 (DNA128451-2739)

[0621] The ΔCt values for DNA128451-2739 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA 128451-2739 encoding PRO7133 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:HF-000840 and HF-001296; and (2) in primary colon tumor centers:HF-000795 and HF-000811.

[0622] Because amplification of DNA128451-2739 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA128451-2739 (PRO7133) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO7168 (DNA102846-2742)

[0623] The ΔCt values for DNA102846-2742 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA102846-2742 encoding PRO7168 occurred in primary lung tumors:HF-000631, HF-000840 and HF-000842.

[0624] Because amplification of DNA102846-2742 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA102846-2742 (PRO7168) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO5725 (DNA92265-2669)

[0625] The ΔCt values for DNA92265-2669 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA92265-2669 encoding PRO5725 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:HF-000641, HF-000840, HF-001295, and HF-001296; and (2) in primary colontumor centers: HF-000762 and HF-000795.

[0626] Because amplification of DNA92265-2669 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA92265-2669 (PRO5725) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO202 (DNA30869)

[0627] The ΔCt values for DNA30869 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA30869encoding PRO202 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT7, LT13, LT1, LT3,LT4, LT9, LT12, LT1a, LT6, LT1, LT15, LT16, LT17, and LT19.

[0628] Because amplification of DNA30869 occurs in various lung tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA30869 (PRO202) would be expected to have utilityin cancer therapy.

PRO206 (DNA34405)

[0629] The ΔCt values for DNA34405 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA34405encoding PRO206 occurred in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT10, CT12, CT14,CT15, CT16, CT5, and CT18.

[0630] Because amplification of DNA34405 occurs in various colon tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA34405 (PRO206) would be expected to have utilityin cancer therapy.

PRO264 (DNA36995)

[0631] The ΔCt values for DNA36995 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA36995encoding PRO264 occurred in primary lung tumors: LT3, LT4, LT9, LT1a,LT6, and LT17.

[0632] Because amplification of DNA36995 occurs in various colon tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA36995 (PRO264) would be expected to have utilityin cancer therapy.

PRO313 (DNA43320)

[0633] The ΔCt values for DNA43320 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA43320encoding PRO313 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT9, LT12, LT16,and LT19; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT1, CT4, CT5, CT9, andCT11; and (3) in colon tumor cell line SW620.

[0634] Because amplification of DNA43320 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA43320 (PRO313) would be expected to have utility in cancertherapy.

PRO342 (DNA38649)

[0635] The ΔCt values for DNA38649 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA38649encoding PRO342 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT7, LT13, LT3,LT9, LT12, LT21, LT1a, LT6, LT10, LT11, LT15, LT16, LT17, LT19,HF-000840, HF-000842, HF-001294, and HF-001296; (2) in primary colontumors: CT2, CT3, CT8, CT10, CT12, CT14, CT15, CT16, CT17, CT1, CT4,CT5, CT6, CT9, and CT11; (3) in lung tumor cell lines: Calu-1 and H441;and (4) in colon tumor cell lines: SW620 and LS174T.

[0636] Because amplification of DNA38649 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA38649 (PRO342) would be expected to have utility in cancertherapy.

PRO542 (DNA56505)

[0637] The ΔCt values for DNA56505 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA56505encoding PRO542 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT7, LT13, LT12,LT21, LT10, LT16, LT17, LT18, and LT19; (2) in primary colon tumors:CT10, CT12, CT14, CT5, and CT9; (3) in lung tumor cell line H441; (4) incolon tumor cell lines: SW480, SW620, HT29, WiDr, HCT16, SKCO1, SW403,and LS174T; and (5) in breast tumor cell lines: HBL100 and MCF7.

[0638] Because amplification of DNA56505 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA56505 (PRO542) would be expected to have utility in cancertherapy.

PRO773 (DNA48303)

[0639] The ΔCt values for DNA48303 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA48303encoding PRO773 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13 and LT16; (2)in primary colon tumors: CT15, CT16 and CT17; (3) in colon tumor celllines: Colo320, Ht29, and Colo205; and (4) in lung tumor cell line H441.

[0640] Because amplification of DNA48303 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA48303 (PRO773) would be expected to have utility in cancertherapy.

PRO861 (DNA50798)

[0641] The ΔCt values for DNA50798 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA50798encoding PRO861 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13, LT12, LT8,LT1a, LT11, LT15 and LT16; (2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT3, CT8,CT10, CT12, CT14, CT15, CT16, CT17, CT1, CT4, CT5, CT7, CT9, and CT11;and (3) in lung tumor cell lines: H441 and H522.

[0642] Because amplification of DNA50798 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA50798 (PRO861) would be expected to have utility in cancertherapy.

PRO1216 (DNA66489)

[0643] The ΔCt values for DNA66489 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7B. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7B indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA66489encoding PRO11216 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT7, and LT12;(2) in primary colon tumors: CT12 and CT5; and (3) in colon tumor celllines: WiDr, HCT116, SW403, and LS174T.

[0644] Because amplification of DNA66489 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA66489 (PRO1216) would be expected to have utility incancer therapy.

PRO1686 (DNA80896)

[0645] The ΔCt values for DNA80896 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7C. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA80896encoding PRO1686 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13, LT11, LT15,LT17, LT18, HF-000840, HF-000842, HF-001294, HF-001296, and HF-001299;(2) in primary colon tumors: CT2, CT10, CT12, CT], CT4, CT5, CT6, andCT11; and (3) colon tumor center HF-000795.

[0646] Because amplification of DNA80896 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA80896 (PRO1686) would be expected to have utility incancer therapy.

PRO1800 (DNA35672-2508)

[0647] The ΔCt values for DNA35672-2508 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7C. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA35672-2508 encoding PRO1800 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT13, LT12, LT21, LT11, LT15, LT16, LT17, LT18, and LT19; (2) in primarycolon tumors: CT2, CT14, CT15, CT5, and CT11; and (3) in colon tumorcell line Colo320.

[0648] Because amplification of DNA35672-2508 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA35672-2508 (PRO1800) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO3562 (DNA9679 1)

[0649] The ΔCt values for DNA96791 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7C. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7C indicates that-significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA96791encoding PRO3562 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13, LT16, andHF-000840; (2) in primary colon tumor CT15; (3) in colon tumor centerHF-000539; (4) in lung tumor cell line H522; (5) in colon tumor celllines: SW620 and HCT116; (6) in breast tumor HF-000545; and (7) intestes tumors: HF-000733 and HF-000716.

[0650] Because amplification of DNA96791 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA96791 (PRO3562) would be expected to have utility incancer therapy.

PRO9850 (DNA58725)

[0651] The ΔCt values for DNA58725 in a variety of tumors are reportedin Table 7C. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the threshold value foramplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of gene copy. Table7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acid DNA58725encoding PRO9850 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors: LT13, LT12, LT11,and LT15; and (2) in primary colon tumors: CT10, CT15, CT16, CT1, CT4,CT5, CT6, CT7, and CT11.

[0652] Because amplification of DNA58725 occurs in various tumors, it ishighly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation or growth.As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against the proteinencoded by DNA58725 (PRO9850) would be expected to have utility incancer therapy.

PRO539 (DNA47465-1561)

[0653] The ΔCt values for DNA47465-1561 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7C. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA47465-1561 encoding PRO539 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumors:LT13, LT12, LT21, LT15, LT17, and LT19; and (2) in primary colon tumors:CT3, CT10, CT12, CT15, and CT11.

[0654] Because amplification of DNA47465-1561 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA47465-1561 (PRO539) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO4316 (DNA94713-2561)

[0655] The ΔCt values for DNA94713-2561 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7C. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA94713-2561 encoding PRO4316 occurred: (1) in primary lung tumorHF-000840; and (2) in primary colon tumor center HF-000795.

[0656] Because amplification of DNA94713-2561 occurs in various tumors,it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumor formation orgrowth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies) directed against theprotein encoded by DNA94713-2561 (PRO4316) would be expected to haveutility in cancer therapy.

PRO4980 (DNA97003-2649)

[0657] The ΔCt values for DNA97003-2649 in a variety of tumors arereported in Table 7C. A ΔCt of >1 was typically used as the thresholdvalue for amplification scoring, as this represents a doubling of genecopy. Table 7C indicates that significant amplification of nucleic acidDNA97003-2649 encoding PRO4980 ocurred in primary lung tumors:HF-000840, HF-001294, HF-001296 and HF-001299.

[0658] Because amplification of DNA97003-2649 occurs in various lungtumors, it is highly probable to play a significant role in tumorformation or growth. As a result, antagonists (e.g., antibodies)directed against the protein encoded by DNA97003-2649 (PRO4980) would beexpected to have utility in cancer therapy.

Example 27 In Situ Hybridization

[0659] In situ hybridization is a powerful and versatile technique forthe detection and localization of nucleic acid sequences within cell ortissue preparations. It may be useful, for example, to identify sites ofgene expression, analyze the tissue distribution of transcription,identify and localize viral infection, follow changes in specific mRNAsynthesis, and aid in chromosome mapping.

[0660] In situ hybridization was performed following an optimizedversion of the protocol by Lu and Gillett, Cell Vision, 1: 169-176(1994), using PCR-generated ³³P-labeled riboprobes. Briefly,formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human tissues were sectioned,deparaffinized, deproteinated in proteinase K (20 g/ml) for 15 minutesat 37° C., and further processed for in situ hybridization as describedby Lu and Gillett, supra. A (³³-P)UTP-labeled antisense riboprobe wasgenerated from a PCR product and hybridized at 55° C. overnight. Theslides were dipped in Kodak NTB2™ nuclear track emulsion and exposed for4 weeks.

³P-Riboprobe Synthesis

[0661] 6.0 μl(125 mCi) of ³³P-UTP (AmershamBF 1002, SA<2000 Ci/mmol)were speed-vacuum dried. To each tube containing dried ³³P-UTP, thefollowing ingredients were added:

[0662] 2.0 μl 5×transcription buffer

[0663] 1.0 μl DTT (100 mM)

[0664] 2.0 μl NTP mix (2.5 mM: 10 μl each of 10 mM GTP, CTP & ATP+10 μlH₂O)

[0665] 1.0 μl UTP (50 μM)

[0666] 1.0 μl RNAsin

[0667] 1.0 μl DNA template (1 μg)

[0668] 1.0 μl H₂O

[0669] 1.0 μl RNA polymerase (for PCR products T3=AS, T7=S, usually)

[0670] The tubes were incubated at 37° C. for one hour. A total of 1.0μl RQ1 DNase was added, followed by incubation at 37° C. for 15 minutes.A total of 90 μl TE (10 mM Tris pH 7.6/1 mM EDTA pH 8.0) was added, andthe mixture was pipetted onto DE81 paper. The remaining solution wasloaded in a MICROCON-50™ ultrafiltration unit, and spun using program 10(6 minutes). The filtration unit was inverted over a second tube andspun using program 2 (3 minutes). After the final recovery spin, a totalof 100 μl TE was added, then 1 μl of the final product was pipetted onDE81 paper and counted in 6 ml of BIOFLUOR II™.

[0671] The probe was run on a TBE/urea gel. A total of 1-3 μl of theprobe or 5 μl of RNA Mrk III was added to 3 μl of loading buffer. Afterheating on a 95° C. heat block for three minutes, the gel wasimmediately placed on ice. The wells of gel were flushed, and the samplewas loaded and run at 180-250 volts for 45 minutes. The gel was wrappedin plastic wrap (SARAN™ brand) and exposed to XAR film with anintensifying screen in a −70° C. freezer one hour to overnight.

³³P-Hybridization

[0672] A. Pretreatment of Frozen Sections

[0673] The slides were removed from the freezer, placed on aluminumtrays, and thawed at room temperature for 5 minutes. The trays wereplaced in a 55° C. incubator for five minutes to reduce condensation.The slides were fixed for 10 minutes in 4% paraformaldehyde on ice inthe fume hood, and washed in 0.5×SSC for 5 minutes, at room temperature(25 μl 20×SSC+975 ml SQ H₂O). After deproteination in 0.5 μg/mlproteinase K for 10 minutes at 37° C. (12.5 μl of 10 mg/ml stock in 250ml prewarmed RNAse-free RNAse buffer), the sections were washed in0.5×SSC for 10 minutes at room temperature. The sections were dehydratedin 70%, 95%, and 100% ethanol, 2 minutes each.

[0674] B. Pretreatment of Paraffin-embedded Sections

[0675] The slides were deparaffinized, placed in SQ H₂O, and rinsedtwice in 2×SSC at room temperature, for 5 minutes each time. Thesections were deproteinated in 20 μg/ml proteinase K (500 μl of 10 mg/mlin 250 ml RNase-free RNase buffer; 37° C., 15 minutes) for human embryotissue, or 8×proteinase K (100 μl in 250 ml buffer, 37° C., 30 minutes)for formalin tissues. Subsequent rinsing in 0.5×SSC and dehydration wereperformed as described above.

[0676] C. Prehybridization

[0677] The slides were laid out in a plastic box lined with Box buffer(4×SSC, 50% formamide)—saturated filter paper. The tissue was coveredwith 50 μl of hybridization buffer (3.75 g dextran sulfate+6 ml SQ H₂O),vortexed, and heated in the microwave for 2 minutes with the caploosened. After cooling on ice, 18.75 ml formamide, 3.75 ml 20×SSC, and9 ml SQ H₂O were added, and the tissue was vortexed well and incubatedat 42° C. for 1-4 hours.

[0678] D. Hybridization

[0679] 1.0×10⁶ cpm probe and 1.0 μl tRNA (50 mg/ml stock) per slide wereheated at 95° C. for 3 minutes. The slides were cooled on ice, and 48 μlhybridization buffer was added per slide. After vortexing, 50 μl ³³P mixwas added to 50 μl prehybridization on the slide. The slides wereincubated overnight at 55° C.

[0680] E. Washes

[0681] Washing was done for 2×10 minutes with 2×SSC, EDTA at roomtemperature (400 ml 20×SSC+16 ml 0.25 M EDTA, V_(f)=4L), followed byRNAseA treatment at 37° C. for 30 minutes (500 μl of 10 mg/ml in 250 mlRnase buffer=20 μg/ml), The slides were washed 2×10 minutes with 2×SSC,EDTA at room temperature. The stringency wash conditions were asfollows: 2 hours at 55° C., 0.1×SSC, EDTA (20 ml 20×SSC+16 ml EDTA,V_(f)4L).

[0682] F. Oligonucleotides

[0683] In situ analysis was performed on six of the DNA sequencesdisclosed herein. The oligonucleotides employed for these analyses areas follows: (1) PRO197 (DNA22780-1078): DNA22780.p1: 5′-GAA TTC TAA TACGAC TCA CTA TAG CCC CGC CAC CGC CGT GCT ACT GA-3′(SEQ ID NO:247)DNA22780.p2: 5′-CTA TGA AAT TAA CCC TCA CTA AAG UGA TGC AGG CGG CTG ACATTG TGA-3′(SEQ ID NO:248) (2) PRO207 (DNA30879-1152): DNA30879.pl:5′-GGA TTC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC TCC TGC GCC TTT CCT GAA CC-3′(SEQID NO:249) DNA30879.p2: 5′-CTA TGA AAT TAA CCC TCA CIA AAG GGA GAC CCATCC TTG CCC ACA GAG-3′(SEQ ID NO:250) (3) PRO226 (DNA33460-1166):DNA33460.p1: 5′-GGA TTC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC CAG CAC TGC CGG GATGTC AAC-3′(SEQ ID NO:251) DNA33460.p2: 5′-CTA TGA AAT TAA CCC TCA CTAAAG GGA GTT TGG GCC TCG GAG CAG TG-3′(SEQ ID NO:252) (4)PRO232 (DNA34435-1140): DNA34435.p1: 5′-GGA TCC TAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAGGGC ACC CAC GCG TCC GGC TGC TT-3′(SEQ ID NO:253) DNA34435.p2: 5′-CTA TGAAAT TAA CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA CGG GGG ACA CCA CGG ACC AGA-3′(SEQ IDNO:254) (5) PRO243 (DNA35917-1207): DNA35917.p1: 5′-GGATTC TAA TAC GACTCA CTA TAG GGC AAG GAG CCG GGA CCC AGG AGA-3′(SEQ ID NO:255)DNA35917.p2: 5′-CTA TGA AAT TAA CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA GGG GGC CCTTGG TGCTGA GT-3′(SEQ ID NO:256) (6) PRO342 (DNA38649): DNA38649.p1: 5′-GGA TTCTAA TAC GAC TCA CTA TAG GGC GOG GCC TTC ACC TGC TCC ATC-3′(SEQ IDNO:257)DNA38649.p2: 5′-CTA TGA AATTAA CCC TCA CTA AAG GGA GCT GCG TCT GGG GGTCTC CTT-3′(SEQ ID NO:258)

[0684] G. Results

[0685] (1) PRO197 (DNA22780-1078) (NL2):

[0686] A moderate to intense signal was seen over benign but reactivestromal cells in inflamed appendix. These cells typically have largenuclei with prominent nucleoli. An intense signal was present over asmall subset (<5%) of tumor cells in mammary ductal adenocarcinoma, andin peritumoral stromal cells. The histological appearance of thepositive cells was not notably different than the adjacent negativecells. A very focal positive signal was found over tumor and/or stromalcells in renal cell carcinoma adjacent to necrotic tissue. No signal wasseen in pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

[0687] (2) PRO207 (DNA30879-1152) (Apo 2L Homolog):

[0688] Low level expression was observed over a chondrosarcoma, and overone other soft-tissue sarcoma. All other tissues were negative.

[0689] Human fetal tissues examined (E12-E16 weeks) included: placenta,umbilical cord, liver, kidney, adrenals, thyroid, lungs, heart, greatvessels, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, spleen, thymus, pancreas,brain, eye, spinal cord, body wall, pelvis and lower limb.

[0690] Adult human tissues examined included: kidney (normal andend-stage), adrenals, myocardium, spleen, lymph node, pancreas, lung,skin, eye (including retina), bladder, and liver (normal, cirrhotic, andacute failure).

[0691] Non-human primate tissues examined included: Chimp tissues:salivary gland, stomach, thyroid, parathyroid, tongue, thymus, ovary,and lymph node. Rhesus monkey tissues: cerebral cortex, hippocampus,cerebellum, and penis.

[0692] (3) PRO226 (DNA33460-1166)(EGF Homolog):

[0693] A specific signal was observed over cells in loose connectivetissue immediately adjacent to developing extra ocular muscle in thefetal eye. Moderate expression was also seen over soft-tissue sarcoma.

[0694] (4) PRO232 (DNA34435-1140) (Stem Cell Antigen Homolog):

Expression Pattern in Human and Fetal Tissues

[0695] Strong expression was seen in prostatic epithelium and bladderepithelium, with lower level of expression in bronchial epithelium. Lowlevel expression was seen in a number of sites, including among others,bone, blood, chondrosarcoma, adult heart and fetal liver. All othertissues were negative.

Expression in Urothelium of the Ureter of Renal Pelvis, and Urethra ofRhesus Penis

[0696] Expression was observed in the epithelium of the prostate, thesuperficial layers of the urethelium of the urinary bladder, theurethelium lining the renal pelvis, and the urethelium of the ureter (inone out of two experiments). The urethra of a rhesus monkey wasnegative; it was unclear whether this represents a true lack ofexpression by the urethra, or if it is the result of a failure of theprobe to cross react with rhesus tissue. The findings in the prostateand the bladder were similar to those previously described using anisotopic detection technique. Expression of the mRNA for this antigenwas not prostate epithelial specific. The antigen may serve as a usefulmarker for urethelial derived tissues. Expression in the superficial,post-mitotic cells of the urinary tract epithelium also suggests that itis unlikely to represent a specific stem cell marker, as this would beexpected to be expressed specifically in basal epithelium.

PSCA in Prostate and Bladder Carcinoma

[0697] Six samples of prostate and bladder cancer of various grades, onesample each of normal renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, prostate (includingseminal vesicle) and penile ureter, and pellets of LNCaP and PC3prostate cancer cell lines were analyzed: each sample was hybridizedwith sense and anti-sense probes for PSCA, and with anti-sense probeonly for beta-actin (mRNA integrity control).

[0698] Normal transitional epithelium of the renal pelvis, ureter, andbladder, and stratified columnar epithelium of penile urethra were allpositive for PSCA; of these, the superficial (umbrella) cells of thebladder and renal pelvis were most intensely positive. Normal prostaticglandular epithelium was variably positive for PSCA; moderately tostrong positive glands occurred in close proximity to negative glandswithin the same tissue section. All positive epithelia (bladder andprostate) showed more intense expression in the transitional orprostatic epithelium. Seminal vesicle epithelium and all other tissues(neural, vascular, fibrous stroma, renal parenchyma) do not expressPSCA.

[0699] Prostatic tumor cells are generally PSCA-negative; no detectableexpression was noted in LNCaP and PC3 cells and in three of six tissuesamples; moderately to weakly positive cells occurred only in three ofsix prostate tumor samples. PSCA-negative prostate tumor samples showedbeta-actin expression consistent with adequate mRNA preservation.

[0700] Papillary transitional carcinoma cells (five of six cases) weremoderately or strongly positive for PSCA. One of six tumors (a case ofinvasive poorly differiated TCC) showed only focally positive cells.

PSCA and PSA Expression in Additional Prostate and Bladder CarcinomaSpecimens

[0701] Thirteen samples of prostate cancer (all moderately to poorlydifferentiated adenocarcinoma), one sample of prostate without tumor,and bladder transitional cell carcinoma of various grades (eightwell-differentiated, three moderately differentiated, two poorlydifferentiated) were hybridized with sense and anti-sense probes forPSCA and with anti-sense probe only for beta-actin (mRNA integritycontrol). As an additional control, the fourteen prostate cases werehybridized with an anti-sense probe to PSA, as were the six sections ofprostate CA from the previous study.

[0702] One case of prostate cancer (#127) showed uniform high expressionof PSCA. Two cases of prostate CA (#399, #403) showed only focal highlevels of PSCA expression, and one case (#124) showed focal moderateexpression, all with marked gland-to-gland variability. Most areas ofthese three cases, and all areas of the other nine cases showeduniformly weak or absent PSCA expression. The low PSCA signals were notdue to mRNA degradation: all cases of prostate CA negative for PSCA werepositive for PSA and/or beta-actin.

[0703] All eleven well- or moderately well-differentiated transitionalcarcinomas of the bladder were uniformly moderately or strongly positivefor PSCA. Two tumors, both poorly differentiated TCC, were negative oronly weakly positive.

[0704] These results confirm the previously described studies. In thesetwo studies, nineteen prostate CA cases were examined: one of nineteenshowed uniformly high expression; six of nineteen showed focal highexpression in a minority of tumor cells; twelve of nineteen werenegative or only weakly positive. In contrast, these two studiesincluded nineteen bladder TCC cases, the majority of which wereuniformly moderately or strongly PSCA-positive. All sixteen well- ormoderately well-differentiated TCC cases were positive; three poorlydifferentiated cases were negative or only weakly positive.

[0705] (5) PRO243 (DNA35917-1207) (Chordin Homolog):

[0706] Faint expression was observed at the cleavage line in thedeveloping synovial joint forming between the femoral head andacetabulum (hip joint). If this pattern of expression were observed atsites of joint formation elsewhere, it might explain the facial and limbabnormalities observed in the Cornelia de Lange syndrome.

[0707] Additional sections of human fetal face, head, limbs and mouseembryos were also examined. No expression was seen in any of the mousetissues. Expression was only seen with the anti-sense probe.

[0708] Expression was observed adjacent to developing limb and facialbones in the periosteal mesenchyme. The expression was highly specificand was often adjacent to areas undergoing vascularization. Thedistribution is consistent with the observed skeletal abnormalities inthe Cornelia de Lange syndrome. Expression was also observed in thedeveloping temporal and occipital lobes of the fetal brain, but was notobserved elsewhere. In addition, expression was seen in the ganglia ofthe developing inner ear.

[0709] (6) PRO342 (DNA38649)(IL-1 Receptor Homolog):

[0710] This DNA was expressed in many tissues and in many cell types. Inthe fetus, expression was seen in the inner aspect of the retina, indorsal root ganglia, in small intestinal epithelium, thymic medulla andspleen. In the adult, expression was seen in epithelium of renaltubules, hepatocytes in the liver and urinary bladder. Expression wasalso present in infiltrating inflammatory cells and in an osteosarcoma.In chim, expression was seen on gastric epitheliur, salivary gland andthymus. None of the other tissues examined showed evidence of specificexpression.

[0711] Fetal tissues examined (E12-E16 weeks) included: liver, kidney,adrenals, lungs, heart, great vessels, oesophagus, stomach, spleen,gonad, spinal cord and body wall. Adult human tissues examined included:liver, kidney, stomach, bladder, prostate, lung, renal cell carcinoma,osteosarcoma, hepatitis and hepatic cirrhosis. Chimp tissues examinedincluded: thyroid, nerve, tongue, thymnus, adrenal gastric mucosa andsalivary gland. Rhesus tissues examined included Rhesus brain.

[0712] In addition, eight squamous and eight adenocarcinomas of the lungwere examined. Expression was observed in all tumors, although the levelof expression was variable. Based on signal intensity, tumors weredivided into high and low expressers. Three of the tumors (twoadenocarcinomas: 96-20125 and 96-3686, and one squamous carcinoma:95-6727) were categorized as high expressers. Moderate expression wasalso seen in normal benign bronchial epithelium and in lymphoidinfiltrates, a finding consistent with previous observations that thisreceptor is widely expressed in most specimens.

Example 28 Use of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 as a hybridization probe

[0713] The following method describes use of a nucleotide sequenceencoding a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide as a hybridizationprobe.

[0714] DNA comprising the coding sequence of a full-length or mature“PRO197”, “PRO207”, “PRO226”, “PRO232”, “PRO243”, “PRO256”, “PRO269”,“PRO274”, “PRO304”, “PRO339”, “PRO1558”, “PRO779”, “PRO1185”, “PRO1245”,“PRO1759”, “PRO5775”, “PRO7133”, “PRO7168”, “PRO5725”, “PRO202”,“PRO206”, “PRO264”, “PRO313”, “PRO342”, “PRO542”, “PRO773”, “PRO861”,“PRO1216”, “PRO1686”, “PRO1800”, “PRO3562”, “PRO9850”, “PRO539”,“PRO4316” or “PRO4980” polypeptide as disclosed herein and/or fragmentsthereof may be employed as a probe to screen for homologous DNAs (suchas those encoding naturally-occurring variants of PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316or PRO4980) in humantissue cDNA libraries or human tissue genomic libraries.

[0715] Hybridization and washing of filters containing either libraryDNAs is performed under the following high stringency conditions.Hybridization of radio labeled PRO197-,PRO207-, PRO226-, PRO232-,PRO243-, PRO256-PRO269-, PRO274-, PRO304-, PRO339-, PRO1558-,PRO779-,PRO1185-,PRO1245-, PRO1759-, PRO5775-, PRO7133-, PRO7168-,PRO5725-, PRO202-, PRO206-, PRO264-, PRO313-, PRO342-, PRO542-, PRO773-,PRO861-, PRO1216-, PRO1686-, PRO1800-, PRO3562-, PRO9850-, PRO539-,PRO4316- or PRO4980-derived probe to the filters is performed in asolution of 50% formamide, 5×SSC, 0.1% SDS, 0.% sodium pyrophosphate, 50mM sodium phosphate, pH 6.8, 2×Denhardt's solution, and 10% dextransulfate at 42° C. for 20 hours. Washing of the filters is performed inan aqueous solution of 0.1×SSC and 0.1% SDS at 42° C.

[0716] DNAs having a desired sequence identity with the DNA encodingfull-length native sequence PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can then beidentified using standard techniques known in the art.

Example 29 Expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562. PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 Polypeptides in E. coli.

[0717] This example illustrates preparation of an unglycosylated form ofPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 by recombinant expression in E. coli.

[0718] The DNA sequence encoding the PRO polypeptide of interest isinitially amplified using selected PCR primers. The primers shouldcontain restriction enzyme sites which correspond to the restrictionenzyme sites on the selected expression vector. A variety of expressionvectors may be employed. An example of a suitable vector is pBR322(derived from E. coli; see Bolivar et al., Gene, 2:95 (1977)) whichcontains genes for ampicillin and tetracycline resistance. The vector isdigested with restriction enzyme and dephosphorylated. The PCR amplifiedsequences are then ligated into the vector. The vector will preferablyinclude sequences which encode for an antibiotic resistance gene, a trppromoter, a poly-His leader (including the first six STII codons,poly-His sequence, and enterokinase cleavage site), the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 codingregion, lambda transcriptional terminator, and an argU gene.

[0719] The ligation mixture is then used to transform a selected E. colistrain using the methods described in Sambrook et al., supra.Transformants are identified by their ability to grow on LB plates andantibiotic resistant colonies are then selected. Plasmid DNA can beisolated and confirmed by restriction analysis and DNA sequencing.

[0720] Selected clones can be grown overnight in liquid culture mediumsuch as LB broth supplemented with antibiotics. The overnight culturemay subsequently be used to inoculate a larger scale culture. The cellsare then grown to a desired optical density, during which the expressionpromoter is turned on.

[0721] After culturing the cells for several more hours, the cells canbe harvested by centrifugation. The cell pellet obtained by thecentrifugation can be solubilized using various agents known in the art,and the solubilized PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 protein can then bepurified using a metal chelating column under conditions that allowtight binding of the protein.

[0722] PRO197, PRO207, PRO1185, PRO5725, PRO202, and PRO3562 weresuccessfully expressed in E. coli in a poly-His tagged form using thefollowing procedure. The DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO1185, PRO5725,PRO202, and PRO3562 was initially amplified using selected PCR primers.The primers contained restriction enzyme sites which correspond to therestriction enzyme sites on the selected expression vector, and otheruseful sequences providing for efficient and reliable translationinitiation, rapid purification on a metal chelation column, andproteolytic removal with enterokinase. The PCR-amplified, poly-Histagged sequences were then ligated into an expression vector, which wasused to transform an E. coli host based on strain 52 (W3110 fuhA(tonA)Ion galE rpoHts(htpRts) clpP(lacIq). Transformants were first grown inLB containing 50 mg/ml carbenicillin at 30° C. with shaking until anO.D. of 3-5 at 600 nm was reached. Cultures were then diluted 50-100fold into CRAP media (prepared by mixing 3.57 g (NH4)2SO₄, 0.71 g sodiumcitrate.2H₂O, 1.07 g KCl, 5.36 g Difco yeast extract, 5.36 g Sheffieldhycase SF in 500 ml water, as well as 110 mM MPOS, pH 7.3, 0.55% (w/v)glucose and 7 mM MgSO₄) and grown for approximately 20-30 hours at 30°C. with shaking. Samples were removed to verify expression by SDS-PAGEanalysis, and the bulk culture was centrifuged to pellet the cells. Cellpellets were frozen until purification and refolding.

[0723]E. coli paste from 0.5 to 1 L fermentations (6-10 g pellets) wasresuspended in 10 volumes (w/v) in 7 M guanidine, 20 mM Tris, pH 8buffer. Solid sodium sulfite and sodium tetrathionate were added to makefinal concentrations of 0.1M and 0.02 M, respectively, and the solutionwas stirred overnight at 4° C. This step results in a denatured proteinwith all cysteine residues blocked by sulfitolization. The solution wascentrifuged at 40,000 rpm in a Beckman Ultracentifuge for 30 min. Thesupernatant was diluted with 3-5 volumes of metal chelate column buffer(6 M guanidine, 20 mM Tris, pH 7.4) and filtered through 0.22 micronfilters to clarify. The clarified extract was loaded onto a 5 ml QiagenNi²⁺-NTA metal chelate column equilibrated in the metal chelate columnbuffer. The column was washed with additional buffer containing 50 mMimidazole (Calbiochem, Utrol grade), pH 7.4. The proteins were elutedwith buffer containing 250 mM imidazole. Fractions containing thedesired protein were pooled and stored at 4° C. Protein concentrationwas estimated by its absorbance at 280 nm using the calculatedextinction coefficient based on its amino acid sequence.

[0724] The protein was refolded by diluting sample slowly into freshlyprepared refolding buffer consisting of: 20 mM Tris, pH 8.6, 0.3 M NaCl,2.5 M urea, 5 mM cysteine, 20 mM glycine and 1 mM EDTA. Refoldingvolumes were chosen so that the final protein concentration was between50 to 100 micrograms/ml. The refolding solution was stirred gently at 4°C. for 12-36 hours. The refolding reaction was quenched by the additionof TFA to a final concentration of 0.4% (pH of approximately 3). Beforefurther purification of the protein, the solution was filtered through a0.22 micron filter and acetonitrile was added to 2-10% finalconcentration. The refolded protein was chromatographed on a Poros R1/Hreversed phase column using a mobile buffer of 0.1% TFA with elutionwith a gradient of acetonitrile from 10 to 80%. Aliquots of fractionswith A₂₈₀ absorbance were analyzed on SDS polyacrylamide gels andfractions containing homogeneous refolded protein were pooled.Generally, the properly refolded species of most proteins are eluted atthe lowest concentrations of acetonitrile since those species are themost compact with their hydrophobic interiors shielded from interactionwith the reversed phase resin. Aggregated species are usually eluted athigher acetonitrile concentrations. In addition to resolving misfoldedforms of proteins from the desired form, the reversed phase step alsoremoves endotoxin from the samples.

[0725] Fractions containing the desired folded PRO197, PRO207, PRO1185,PRO5725, PRO202, and PRO3562 protein were pooled and the acetonitrileremoved using a gentle stream of nitrogen directed at the solution.Proteins were formulated into 20 mM Hepes, pH 6.8 with 0.14 M sodiumchloride and 4% mannitol by dialysis or by gel filtration using G25Superfine (Pharmacia) resins equilibrated in the formulation buffer andsterile filtered.

Example 30 Expression of PRO197. PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 in mammalian cells

[0726] This example illustrates preparation of a potentiallyglycosylated form of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 by recombinant expressionin mammalian cells.

[0727] The vector, pRK5 (see EP 307,247, published Mar. 15, 1989), isemployed as the expression vector. Optionally, the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA isligated into pRK5 with selected restriction enzymes to allow insertionof the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA using ligation methods such as described inSambrook et al., supra. The resulting vector is called pRK5-PRO197,pRK5-PRO207, pRK5-PRO226, pRK5-PRO232, pRK5-PRO243, pRK5-PRO256,pRK5-PRO269, pRK5-PRO274, pRK5-PRO304, pRK5-PRO339, pRK5-PRO1558,pRK5-PRO779, pRK5-PRO1185, pRK5-PRO1245, pRK5-PRO1759, pRK5-PRO5775,pRK5-PRO7133, pRK5-PRO7168, pRK5-PRO5725, pRK5-PRO202, pRK5-PRO206,pRK5-PRO264, pRK5-PRO313, pRK5-PRO342, pRK5-PRO542, pRK5-PRO773,pRK5-PRO861, pRK5-PRO1216, pRK5-PRO1686, pRK5-PRO1800, PRK5-PRO3562,pRK5-PRO9850, pRK5-PRO539, pRK5-PRO4316 or pRK5-PRO4980.

[0728] In one embodiment, the selected host cells may be 293 cells.Human 293 cells (ATCC CCL 1573) are grown to confluence in tissueculture plates in medium such as DMEM supplemented with fetal calf serumand optionally, nutrient components and/or antibiotics. About 10 gpRK5-PRO197, pRK5-PRO207, pRK5-PRO226, pRK5-PRO232, pRK5-PRO243,pRK5-PRO256, pRK5-PRO269, pRK5-PRO274, pRK5-PRO304, pRK5-PRO339,pRK5-PRO1558, pRK5-PRO779, pRK5-PRO1185, pRK5-PRO1245, pRK5-PRO1759,pRK5pRK5-PRO5775, pRK5-PRO7133, pRK5-PRO7168, pRK5-PRO5725, pRK5-PRO202,pRK5-PRO206, pRK5-PRO264, pRK5-PRO313, pRK5-PRO342, pRK5-PRO542,pRK5-PRO773, pRK5-PRO861, pRK5-PRO1216, pRK5-PRO1686, pRK5-PRO1800,pRK5-PRO3562, pRK5-PRO9850, pRK5-PRO539, pRK5-PRO4316 or pRK5-PRO4980DNA is mixed with about 1 μg DNA encoding the VA RNA gene [Thimmappayaet al., Cell, 31:543 (1982)] and dissolved in 500 μl of 1 mM Tris-HCl,0.1 mM EDTA, 0.227 M CaCl₂. To this mixture is added, dropwise, 500 μlof 50 mM HEPES (pH 7.35), 280 mM NaCl, 1.5 mM NaPO₄, and a precipitateis allowed to form for 10 minutes at 25° C. The precipitate is suspendedand added to the 293 cells and allowed to settle for about four hours at37° C. The culture medium is aspirated off and 2 ml of 20% glycerol inPBS is added for 30 seconds. The 293 cells are then washed with serumfree medium, fresh medium is added and the cells are incubated for about5 days.

[0729] Approximately 24 hours after the transfections, the culturemedium is removed and replaced with culture medium (alone) or culturemedium containing 200 μCi/ml ³⁵S-cysteine and 200 μCi/ml ³⁵S-methionine.After a 12 hour incubation, the conditioned medium is collected,concentrated on a spin filter, and loaded onto a 15% SDS gel. Theprocessed gel may be dried and exposed to film for a selected period oftime to reveal the presence of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide. The cultures containing transfected cells may undergofurther incubation (in serum free medium) and the medium is tested inselected bioassays.

[0730] In an alternative technique, PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 DNA maybe introduced into 293 cells transiently using the dextran sulfatemethod described by Somparyrac et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 12:7575(1981). 293 cells are grown to maximal density in a spinner flask and700 μg pRK5-PRO197, pRK5-PRO207, pRK5-PRO226, pRK5-PRO232, pRK5-PRO243,pRK5-PRO256, pRK5-PRO269, pRK5-PRO274, pRK5-PRO304, pRK5-PRO339,pRK5-PRO1558, pRK5-PRO779, pRK5-PRO1185, pRK5-PRO1245, pRK5-PRO1759,pRK5-PRO5775, pRK5-PRO7133, pRK5-PRO7168, pRK5-PRO5725, pRK5-PRO202,pRK5-PRO206, pRK5-PRO264, pRK5-PRO313, pRK5-PRO342, pRK5-PRO542,pRK5-PRO773, pRK5-PRO861, pRK5-PRO1216, pRK5-PRO1686, pRK5-PRO1800,pRK5-PRO3562, pRK5-PRO9850, pRK5-PRO539, pRK5-PRO4316 or pRK5-PRO4980DNA is added. The cells are first concentrated from the spinner flask bycentrifugation and washed with PBS. The DNA-dextran precipitate isincubated on the cell pellet for four hours. The cells are treated with20% glycerol for 90 seconds, washed with tissue culture medium, andre-introduced into the spinner flask containing tissue culture medium, 5μg/ml bovine insulin and 0.1 μg/ml bovine transferrin. After about fourdays, the conditioned media is centrifuged and filtered to remove cellsand debris. The sample containing expressed PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can thenbe concentrated and purified by any selected method, such as dialysisand/or column chromatography.

[0731] In another embodiment PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can be expressedin CHO cells. The pRK5-PRO197, pRK5-PRO207, pRK5-PRO226, pRK5-PRO232,pRK5-PRO243, pRK5-PRO256, pRK5-PRO269, pRK5-PRO274, pRK5-PRO304,pRK5-PRO339, pRK5-PRO1558, pRK5-PRO779, pRK5-PRO1185, pRK5-PRO1245,pRK5-PRO1759, pRK5-PRO5775, pRK5-PRO7133, pRK5-PRO7168, pRK5-PRO5725,pRK5-PRO202, pRK5-PRO206, pRK5-PRO264, pRK5-PRO313, pRK5-PRO342,pRK5-PRO542, pRK5-PRO773, pRK5-PRO861, pRK5-PRO1216, pRK5-PRO1686,PRK5-PRO1800, pRK5-PRO3562, pRK5-PRO9850, pRK5-PRO539, pRK5-PRO4316orpRK5-PRO4980vector can be transfected into CHO cells using knownreagents such as CaPO₄ or DEAE-dextran. As described above, the cellcultures can be incubated, and the medium replaced with culture medium(alone) or medium containing a radiolabel such as ³⁵S-methionine. Afterdetermining the presence of the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, theculture medium may be replaced with serum free medium. Preferably, thecultures are incubated for about 6 days, and then the conditioned mediumis harvested. The medium containing the expressed PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can thenbe concentrated and purified by any selected method.

[0732] Epitope-tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may also be expressed inhost CHO cells. The PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 may be subcloned out of thepRK5 vector. The subclone insert can undergo PCR to fuse in frame with aselected epitope tag such as a poly-His tag into a Baculovirusexpression vector. The poly-His tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 insertcan then be subcloned into a SV40 driven vector containing a selectionmarker such as DHFR for selection of stable clones. Finally, the CHOcells can be transfected (as described above) with the SV40 drivenvector. Labeling may be performed, as described above, to verifyexpression. The culture medium containing the expressed poly-His taggedPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 can then concentrated and purified by any selectedmethod, such as by Ni²⁺-chelate affinity chromatography. Expression inCHO and/or COS cells may also be accomplished by a transient expressionprocedure.

[0733] PRO197, PRO226, PRO256, PRO202, PRO264, PRO542, PRO773 and PRO861were expressed in CHO cells by a stable expression procedure, whereasPRO256, PRO264 and PRO861 were expressed in CHO cells by a transientprocedure. Stable expression in CHO cells was performed using thefollowing procedure. The proteins were expressed as an IgG construct(immunoadhesin), in which the coding sequences for the soluble forms(e.g., extracellular domains) of the respective proteins were fused toan IgGl constant region sequence containing the hinge, CH2 and CH2domains and/or in a poly-His tagged form.

[0734] Following PCR amplification, the respective DNAs were subclonedin a CHO expression vector using standard techniques as described inAusubel et al., Current Protocols of Molecular Biology, Unit 3.16, JohnWiley and Sons (1997). CHO expression vectors are constructed to havecompatible restriction sites 5′ and 3′ of the DNA of interest to allowthe convenient shuttling of cDNA's. The vector used for expression inCHO cells is as described in Lucas et al., Nucl. Acids Res., 24:9(1774-1779 (1996), and uses the SV40 early promoter/enhancer to driveexpression of the cDNA of interest and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR).DHFR expression permits selection for stable maintenance of the plasmidfollowing transfection.

[0735] Twelve micrograms of the desired plasmid DNA were introduced intoapproximately 10 million CHO cells using commercially availabletransfection reagents Superfect® (Qiagen), Dosper® or Fugene®(Boehringer Mannheim). The cells were grown as described in Lucas etal., supra. Approximately 3×10⁷ cells are frozen in an ampule forfurther growth and production as described below.

[0736] The ampules containing the plasmid DNA were thawed by placementinto a water bath and mixed by vortexing. The contents were pipettedinto a centrifuge tube containing 10 mls of media and centrifuged at1000 rpm for 5 minutes. The supernatant was aspirated and the cells wereresuspended in 10 ml of selective media (0.2 um filtered PS20 with 5%0.2 μm diafiltered fetal bovine serum). The cells were then aliquotedinto a 100 ml spinner containing 90 ml of selective media. After 1-2days, the cells were transferred into a 250 ml spinner filled with 150ml selective growth medium and incubated at 37° C. After another 2-3days, 250 ml, 500 ml and spinners were seeded with 3×10⁵ cells/ml. Thecell media was exchanged with fresh media by centrifugation andresuspension in production medium. Although any suitable CHO media maybe employed, a production medium described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,469,issued Jun. 16, 1992 was actually used. 3L production spinner was seededat 1.2×10⁶ cells/ml. On day 0, the cell number and pH were determined.On day 1, the spinner was sampled and sparging with filtered air wascommenced. On day 2, the spinner was sampled, the temperature shifted to33° C., and 30 ml of 500 g/L glucose and 0.6 ml of 10% antifoam (e.g.,35% polydimethylsiloxane emulsion, Dow Coming 365 Medical GradeEmulsion) added. Throughout the production, the pH was adjusted asnecessary to keep at around 7.2. After 10 days, or until viabilitydropped below 70%, the cell culture was harvested by centrifugation andfiltered through a 0.22 μm filter. The filtrate was either stored at 4°C. or immediately loaded onto columns for purification.

[0737] For the poly-His tagged constructs, the proteins were purifiedusing a Ni²⁺-NTA column (Qiagen). Before purification, imidazole wasadded to the conditioned media to a concentration of 5 mM. Theconditioned media was pumped onto a 6 ml Ni²⁺ NTA column equilibrated in20 mM Hepes, pH 7.4, buffer containing 0.3 M NaCl and 5 mM imidazole ata flow rate of 4-5 ml/min. at 4° C. After loading, the column was washedwith additional equilibration buffer and the protein eluted withequilibration buffer containing 0.25 M imidazole. The highly purifiedprotein was subsequently desalted into a storage buffer containing 10 mMHepes, 0.14 M NaCl and 4% mannitol, pH 6.8, with a 25 ml G25 Superfine(Pharmacia) column and stored at −80° C.

[0738] Immunoadhesin (Fc containing) constructs were purified from theconditioned media as follows. The conditioned medium was pumped onto a 5ml Protein A column (Pharmacia) which had been equilibrated in 20 mM Naphosphate buffer, pH 6.8. After loading, the column was washedextensively with equilibration buffer before elution with 100 mM citricacid, pH 3.5. The eluted protein was immediately neutralized bycollecting 1 ml fractions into tubes containing 275 μl of 1 M Trisbuffer, pH 9. The highly purified protein was subsequently desalted intostorage buffer as described above for the poly-His tagged proteins. Thehomogeneity was assessed by SDS polyacrylamide gels and by N-terminalamino acid sequencing by Edman degradation.

Example 32 Expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 in Yeast

[0739] The following method describes recombinant expression of PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980in yeast.

[0740] First, yeast expression vectors are constructed for intracellularproduction or secretion of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316or PRO4980 from the ADH2/GAPDHpromoter. l)NA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 and the promoter isinserted into suitable restriction enzyme sites in the selected plasmidto direct intracellular expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Forsecretion, DNA encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can be cloned into theselected plasmid, together with DNA encoding the ADH2/GAPDH promoter, anative PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980, signal peptide or other mammalian signalpeptide, or, for example, a yeast alpha-factor or invertase secretorysignal/leader sequence, and linker sequences (if needed) for expressionof PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.

[0741] Yeast cells, such as yeast strain AB 110, can then be transformedwith the expression plasmids described above and cultured in selectedfermentation media. The transformed yeast supernatants can be analyzedby precipitation with 10% trichloroacetic acid and separation bySDS-PAGE, followed by staining of the gels with Coomassie Blue stain.

[0742] Recombinant PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can subsequently beisolated and purified by removing the yeast cells from the fermentationmedium by centrifugation and then concentrating the medium usingselected cartridge filters. The concentrate containing PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 mayfurther be purified using select column chromatography resins.

Example 33 Expression of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 in Baculovirus-infectedInsect Cells

[0743] The following method describes recombinant expression inBaculovirus-infected insect cells.

[0744] The sequence coding for PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 is fused upstreamof an epitope tag contained within a baculovirus expression vector. Suchepitope tags include poly-His tags and immunoglobulin tags (like Fcregions of IgG). A variety of plasmids may be employed, includingplasmids derived from commercially available plasmids such as pVL1393(Novagen). Briefly, the sequence encoding PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 or thedesired portion of the coding sequence of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 [such asthe sequence encoding the extracellular domain of a transmembraneprotein or the sequence encoding the mature protein if the protein isextracellular] is amplified by PCR with primers complementary to the 5′and 3′ regions. The 5′ primer may incorporate flanking (selected)restriction enzyme sites. The product is then digested with thoseselected restriction enzymes and subcloned into the expression vector.

[0745] Recombinant baculovirus is generated by co-transfecting the aboveplasmid and BaculoGold™ virus DNA (Pharmingen) into Spodopterafrugiperda (“Sf9”) cells (ATCC CRL 1711) using lipofectin (commerciallyavailable from GIBCO-BRL). After 4-5 days of incubation at 28° C., thereleased viruses are harvested and used for further amplifications.Viral infection and protein expression are performed as described byO'Reilley et al., Baculovirus expression vectors: A Laboratory Manual,Oxford: Oxford University Press (1994).

[0746] Expressed poly-His tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 can then bepurified, for example, by Ni²⁺-chelate affinity chromatography asfollows. Extracts are prepared from recombinant virus-infected Sf9 cellsas described-by Rupert et al., Nature, 362: 175-179 (1993). Briefly, Sf9cells are washed, resuspended in sonication buffer (25 ml Hepes, pH 7.9;12.5 mM MgCl₂; 0.1 mM EDTA; 10% glycerol; 0.1% NP-40; 0.4 M KCl), andsonicated twice for 20 seconds on ice. The sonicates are cleared bycentrifugation, and the supernatant is diluted 50-fold in loading buffer(50 mM phosphate, 300 mM NaCl, 10% glycerol, pH 7.8) and filteredthrough a 0.45 μm filter. A Ni²⁺-NTA agarose column (commerciallyavailable from Qiagen) is prepared with a bed volume of 5 ml, washedwith 25 ml of water and equilibrated with 25 ml of loading buffer. Thefiltered cell extract is loaded onto the column at 0.5 ml per minute.The column is washed to baseline A₂₈₀ with loading buffer, at whichpoint fraction collection is started. Next, the column is washed with asecondary wash buffer (50 mM phosphate; 300 mM NaCl, 10% glycerol, pH6.0), which elutes nonspecifically bound protein. After reaching A₂₈₀baseline again, the column is developed with a 0 to 500 mM imidazolegradient in the secondary wash buffer. One ml fractions are collectedand analyzed by SDS-PAGE and silver staining or Western blot withNi²⁺-NTA-conjugated to alkaline phosphatase (Qiagen). Fractionscontaining the eluted His₁₀-tagged PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980,respectively, are pooled and dialyzed against loading buffer.

[0747] Alternatively, purification of the IgG tagged (or Fc tagged)PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 can be performed using known chromatographytechniques, including for instance, Protein A or protein G columnchromatography.

[0748] While expression is actually performed in a 0.5-2 L scale, it canbe readily scaled up for larger (e.g., 8 L) preparations. The proteinsare expressed as an IgG construct (immunoadhesin), in which the proteinextracellular region is fused to an IgG 1 constant region sequencecontaining the hinge, CH2 and CH3 domains and/or in poly-His taggedforms.

[0749] Following PCR amplification, the respective coding sequences aresubcloned into a baculovirus expression vector (pb.PH.IgG for IgGfusions and pb.PH.His.c for poly-His tagged proteins), and the vectorand Baculogold® baculovirus DNA (Pharmingen) are co-transfected into 105Spodoptera frugiperda (“Sf9”) cells (ATCC CRL 1711), using Lipofectin(Gibco BRL). pb.PH.IgG and pb.PH.His are modifications of thecommercially available baculovirus expression vector pVL1393(Pharmingen), with modified polylinker regions to include the His or Fctag sequences. The cells are grown in Hink's TNM-FH medium supplementedwith 10% FBS (Hyclone). Cells are incubated for 5 days at 28° C. Thesupernatant is harvested and subsequently used for the first viralamplification by infecting Sf9 cells in Hink's TNM-FH mediumsupplemented with 10% FBS at an approximate multiplicity of infection(MOI) of 10. Cells are incubated for 3 days at 28° C. The supernatant isharvested and the expression of the constructs in the baculovirusexpression vector is determined by batch binding of 1 ml of supernatantto 25 ml of Ni²⁺-NTA beads (QIAGEN) for histidine tagged proteins orProtein-A Sepharose CL-4B beads (Pharmacia) for IgG tagged proteinsfollowed by SDS-PAGE analysis comparing to a known concentration ofprotein standard by Coomassie blue staining.

[0750] The first viral amplification supernatant is used to infect aspinner culture (500 ml) of Sf9 cells grown in ESF-921 medium(Expression Systems LLC) at an approximate MOI of 0.1. Cells areincubated for 3 days at 28° C. The supernatant is harvested andfiltered. Batch binding and SDS-PAGE analysis are repeated, asnecessary, until expression of the spinner culture is confirmed.

[0751] The conditioned medium from the transfected cells (0.5 to 3 L) isharvested by centrifugation to remove the cells and filtered through0.22 micron filters. For the poly-His tagged constructs, the proteinconstruct is purified using a Ni²⁺-NTA column (Qiagen). Beforepurification, imidazole is added to the conditioned media to aconcentration of 5 mM. The conditioned media is pumped onto a 6 mlNi²⁺-NTA column equilibrated in 20 mM Hepes, pH 7.4, buffer containing0.3 M NaCl and 5 mM imidazole at a flow rate of 4-5 nil/min. at 4° C.After loading, the column is washed with additional equilibration bufferand the protein eluted with equilibration buffer containing 0.25 Mimidazole. The highly purified protein is subsequently desalted into astorage buffer containing 10 mM Hepes, 0.14 M NaCl and 4% mannitol, pH6.8, with a 25 ml G25 Superfine (Pharmacia) column and stored at −80° C.

[0752] Immunoadhesin (Fc containing) constructs of proteins are purifiedfrom the conditioned media as follows. The conditioned media is pumpedonto a 5 ml Protein A column (Pharmacia) which has been equilibrated in20 mM Na phosphate buffer, pH 6.8. After loading, the column is washedextensively with equilibration buffer before elution with 100 mM citricacid, pH 3.5. The eluted protein is immediately neutralized bycollecting 1 ml fractions into tubes containing 275 ml of 1 M Trisbuffer, pH 9. The highly purified protein is subsequently desalted intostorage buffer as described above for the poly-His tagged proteins. Thehomogeneity of the proteins is verified by SDS polyacrylamide gel (PEG)electrophoresis and N-terminal amino acid sequencing by Edmandegradation.

[0753] PRO256, PRO269, PRO1245, PRO264 and PRO542 were expressed inBaculovirus-infected Sf9 insect cells by the above procedure.

[0754] Alternatively, a modified baculovirus procedure may be usedincorporating high 5 cells. In this procedure, the DNA encoding thedesired sequence is amplified with suitable systems, such as Pfu(Stratagene), or fused upstream (5′-of) of an epitope tag contained witha baculovirus expression vector. Such epitope tags include poly-His tagsand immunoglobulin tags (like Fc regions of IgG). A variety of plasmidsmay be employed, including plasmids derived from commercially availableplasmids such as pIE1-1 (Novagen). The pIE1-1 and pIE1-2 vectors aredesigned for constitutive expression of recombinant proteins from thebaculovirus ie1 promoter in stably-transformed insect cells. Theplasmids differ only in the orientation of the multiple cloning sitesand contain all promoter sequences known to be important forie1-mediated gene expression in uninfected insect cells as well as thehr5 enhancer element. pIE1-1 and pIE1-2 include the translationinitiation site and can be used to produce fusion proteins. Briefly, thedesired sequence or the desired portion of the sequence (such as thesequence encoding the extracellular domain of a transmembrane protein)is amplified by PCR with primers complementary to the 5′ and 3′ regions.The 5′ primer may incorporate flanking (selected) restriction enzymesites. The product is then digested with those selected restrictionenzymes and subcloned into the expression vector. For example,derivatives of pIE 1-1 can include the Fc region of human IgG(pb.PH.IgG) or an 8 histidine (pb.PH.His) tag downstream (3′-of) thedesired sequence. Preferably, the vector construct is sequenced forconfirmation.

[0755] High 5 cells are grown to a confluency of 50% under theconditions of 27° C., no CO₂, NO pen/strep. For each 150 mm plate, 30 μgof pIE based vector containing the sequence is mixed with 1 ml Ex-Cellmedium (Media: Ex-Cell 401+{fraction (1/100)} L-Glu JRH Biosciences#14401-78P (note: this media is light sensitive)), and in a separatetube, 100 μl of CellFectin (CellFECTIN (GibcoBRL#10362-010) (vortexed tomix)) is mixed with 1 ml of Ex-Cell medium. The two solutions arecombined and allowed to incubate at room temperature for 15 minutes. 8ml of Ex-Cell media is added to the 2 ml of DNA/CellFECTIN mix and thisis layered on high 5 cells that have been washed once with Ex-Cellmedia. The plate is then incubated in darkness for 1 hour at roomtemperature. The DNA/CellFECTIN mix is then aspirated, and the cells arewashed once with Ex-Cell to remove excess CellFECTIN, 30 ml of freshEx-Cell media is added and the cells are incubated for 3 days at 28° C.The supernatant is harvested and the expression of the sequence in thebaculovirus expression vector is determined by batch binding of 1 ml ofsupernatant to 25 ml of Ni²⁺-NTA beads (QIAGEN) for histidine taggedproteins or Protein-A Sepharose CL-4B beads (Pharmacia) for IgG taggedproteins followed by SDS-PAGE analysis comparing to a knownconcentration of protein standard by Coomassie blue staining.

[0756] The conditioned media from the transfected cells (0.5 to 3 L) isharvested by centrifugation to remove the cells and filtered through0.22 micron filters. For the poly-His tagged constructs, the proteincomprising the sequence is purified using a Ni²⁺-NTA column (Qiagen).Before purification, imidazole is added to the conditioned media to aconcentration of 5 mM. The conditioned media is pumped onto a 6 mlNi²⁺-NTA column equilibrated in 20 mM Hepes, pH 7.4, buffer containing0.3 M NaC1 and 5 mM imidazole at a flow rate of 4-5 ml/min at 48° C.After loading, the column is washed with additional equilibration bufferand the protein eluted with equilibration buffer containing 0.25 Mimidazole. The highly purified protein is then subsequently desaltedinto a storage buffer containing 10 mM Hepes, 0.14 M NaCl and 4%mannitol, pH 6.8, with a 25 ml G25 Superfine (Pharmacia) column andstored at −80° C.

[0757] Immunoadhesin (Fc containing) constructs of proteins are purifiedfrom the conditioned media as follows. The conditioned media is pumpedonto a 5 ml Protein A column (Pharmacia) which has been equilibrated in20 mM Na phosphate buffer, pH 6.8. After loading, the column is washedextensively with equilibration buffer before elution with 100 mM citricacid, pH 3.5. The eluted protein is immediately neutralized bycollecting 1 ml fractions into tubes containing 275 ml of 1 M Trisbuffer, pH 9. The highly purified protein is subsequently desalted intostorage buffer as described above for the poly-His tagged proteins. Thehomogeneity of the sequence is assessed by SDS polyacrylamide gels andby N-terminal amino acid sequencing by Edman degradation and otheranalytical procedures as desired or necessary.

[0758] PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO269, PRO779, PRO202, PRO542 and PRO861were successfully expressed by the above modified baculovirus procedureincorporating high 5 cells.

Example 34 Preparation of Antibodies that Bind PRO197, PRO207, PRO226,PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980

[0759] This example illustrates preparation of monoclonal antibodieswhich can specifically bind PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980.

[0760] Techniques for producing the monoclonal antibodies are known inthe art and are described, for instance, in Goding, supra. Immunogensthat may be employed include purified PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 fusionproteins containing PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 and cells expressingrecombinant PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980, on the cell surface. Selection ofthe immunogen can be made by the skilled artisan without undueexperimentation.

[0761] Mice, such as Balb/c, are immunized with the PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 immunogenemulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant and injected subcutaneously orintraperitoneally in an amount from 1-100 micrograms. Alternatively, theimmunogen is emulsified in MPL-TDM adjuvant (Ribi ImmunochemicalResearch, Hamilton, MT) and injected into the animal's hind foot pads.The immunized mice are then boosted 10 to 12 days later with additionalimmunogen emulsified in the selected adjuvant. Thereafter, for severalweeks, the mice may also be boosted with additional immunizationinjections. Serum samples may be periodically obtained from the mice byretro-orbital bleeding for testing in ELISA assays to detectanti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243,anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339,anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759,anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202,anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542,anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980antibodies.

[0762] After a suitable antibody titer has been detected, the animals“positive” for antibodies can be injected with a final intravenousinjection of PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Three to four days later,the mice are sacrificed and the spleen cells are harvested The spleencells are then fused (using 35% polyethylene glycol) to a selectedmurine myeloma cell line such as P3X63AgU.1, available from ATCC, No.CRL 1597. The fusions generate hybridoma cells which can then be platedin 96 well tissue culture plates containing HAT (hypoxanthine,aminopterin, and thymidine) medium to inhibit proliferation of non-fusedcells, myeloma hybrids, and spleen cell hybrids.

[0763] The hybridoma cells will be screened in an ELISA for reactivityagainst PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5 725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980. Determination of “positive” hybridoma cellssecreting the desired monoclonal antibodies against PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 is withinthe skill in the art.

[0764] The positive hybridoma cells can be injected intraperitoneallyinto syngeneic Balb/c mice to produce ascites containing theanti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243,anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339,anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759,anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202,anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542,anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980monoclonal antibodies. Alternatively, the hybridoma cells can be grownin tissue culture flasks or roller bottles. Purification of themonoclonal antibodies produced in the ascites can be accomplished usingammonium sulfate precipitation, followed by gel exclusionchromatography. Alternatively, affinity chromatography based uponbinding of antibody to protein A or protein G can be employed.

Deposit of Material

[0765] The following materials have been deposited with the AmericanTypeCulture Collection, 10801 University Blvd., Manassas, Va.20110-2209, USA (ATCC): Material ATCC Deposit No.: Deposit DateDNA22780-1078 209284 Sept. 18, 1997 DNA30879-1152 209358 Oct. 10, 1997DNA33460-1166 209376 Oct. 16, 1997 DNA34435-1140 209250 Sept. 16, 1997DNA35917-1207 209508 Dec. 3, 1997 DNA35880-1160 209379 Oct. 16, 1997DNA38260-1180 209397 Oct. 17, 1997 DNA39987-1184 209786 Apr. 21, 1998DNA39520-1217 209482 Nov. 21, 1997 DNA43466-1225 209490 Nov. 21, 1997DNA71282-1668 203312 Oct. 6, 1998 DNAS8801-1052  55820 Sept. 5, 1996DNA62881-1515 203096 Aug. 4, 1998 DNA64884-1527 203155 Aug. 25, 1998DNA76531-1701 203465 Nov. 17, 1998 DNA96869-2673 PTA-255 June 22, 1999DNA128451-2739 PTA-618 Aug. 31, 1999 DNA102846-2742 PTA-545 Aug. 17,1999 DNA92265-2669 PTA-256 June 22, 1999 DNA35672-2508 203538 Dec. 15,1998 DNA47465-1561 203661 Feb. 2, 1999 DNA94713-2561 203835 Mar. 9, 1999DNA97003-2649 PTA-43 May 11, 1999

[0766] These deposits were made under the provisions of the BudapestTreaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganismsfor the Purpose of Patent Procedure and the Regulations thereunder(Budapest Treaty). This assures the maintenance of a viable culture ofthe deposit for 30 years from the date of deposit. The deposit will bemade available by the ATCC under the terms of the Budapest Treaty, andsubject to an agreement between Genentech, Inc., and the ATCC, whichassures permanent and unrestricted availability of the progeny of theculture of the deposit to the public upon issuance of the pertinent U.S.patent or upon laying open to the public of any U.S. or foreign patentapplication, whichever comes first, and assures availability of theprogeny to one determined by the U.S. Commissioner of Patents andTrademarks to be entitled thereto according to 35 U.S.C. §122 and theCommissioner's rules pursuant thereto (including 37 C.F.R. §1.14 withparticular reference to 886 OG 638).

[0767] The assignee of the present application has agreed that if aculture of the materials on deposit should die or be lost or destroyedwhen cultivated under suitable conditions, the materials will bepromptly replaced on notification with another of the same. Availabilityof the deposited material is not to be construed as a license topractice the invention in contravention of the rights granted under theauthority of any government in accordance with its patent laws.

[0768] The foregoing written specification is considered to besufficient to enable one skilled in the art to practice the invention.The present invention is not to be limited in scope by the constructdeposited, since the deposited embodiment is intended as a singleillustration of certain aspects of the invention and any constructs thatare functionally equivalent are within the scope of this invention. Thedeposit of material herein does not constitute an admission that thewritten description herein contained is inadequate to enable thepractice of any aspect of the invention, including the best modethereof, nor is it to be construed as limiting the scope of the claimsto the specific illustrations that it represents. Indeed, variousmodifications of the invention in addition to those shown and describedherein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from theforegoing description and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

1 258 1 1869 DNA Homo sapiens 1 gccgagctga gcggatcctc acatgactgtgatccgattc tttccagcgg 50 cttctgcaac caagcgggtc ttacccccgg tcctccgcgtctccagtcct 100 cgcacctgga accccaacgt ccccgagagt ccccgaatcc ccgctcccag150 gctacctaag aggatgagcg gtgctccgac ggccggggca gccctgatgc 200tctgcgccgc caccgccgtg ctactgagcg ctcagggcgg acccgtgcag 250 tccaagtcgccgcgctttgc gtcctgggac gagatgaatg tcctggcgca 300 cggactcctg cagctcggccaggggctgcg cgaacacgcg gagcgcaccc 350 gcagtcagct gagcgcgctg gagcggcgcctgagcgcgtg cgggtccgcc 400 tgtcagggaa ccgaggggtc caccgacctc ccgttagcccctgagagccg 450 ggtggaccct gaggtccttc acagcctgca gacacaactc aaggctcaga500 acagcaggat ccagcaactc ttccacaagg tggcccagca gcagcggcac 550ctggagaagc agcacctgcg aattcagcat ctgcaaagcc agtttggcct 600 cctggaccacaagcacctag accatgaggt ggccaagcct gcccgaagaa 650 agaggctgcc cgagatggcccagccagttg acccggctca caatgtcagc 700 cgcctgcacc ggctgcccag ggattgccaggagctgttcc aggttgggga 750 gaggcagagt ggactatttg aaatccagcc tcaggggtctccgccatttt 800 tggtgaactg caagatgacc tcagatggag gctggacagt aattcagagg850 cgccacgatg gctcagtgga cttcaaccgg ccctgggaag cctacaaggc 900ggggtttggg gatccccacg gcgagttctg gctgggtctg gagaaggtgc 950 atagcatcacgggggaccgc aacagccgcc tggccgtgca gctgcgggac 1000 tgggatggca acgccgagttgctgcagttc tccgtgcacc tgggtggcga 1050 ggacacggcc tatagcctgc agctcactgcacccgtggcc ggccagctgg 1100 gcgccaccac cgtcccaccc agcggcctct ccgtacccttctccacttgg 1150 gaccaggatc acgacctccg cagggacaag aactgcgcca agagcctctc1200 tggaggctgg tggtttggca cctgcagcca ttccaacctc aacggccagt 1250acttccgctc catcccacag cagcggcaga agcttaagaa gggaatcttc 1300 tggaagacctggcggggccg ctactacccg ctgcaggcca ccaccatgtt 1350 gatccagccc atggcagcagaggcagcctc ctagcgtcct ggctgggcct 1400 ggtcccaggc ccacgaaaga cggtgactcttggctctgcc cgaggatgtg 1450 gccgttccct gcctgggcag gggctccaag gaggggccatctggaaactt 1500 gtggacagag aagaagacca cgactggaga agcccccttt ctgagtgcag1550 gggggctgca tgcgttgcct cctgagatcg aggctgcagg atatgctcag 1600actctagagg cgtggaccaa ggggcatgga gcttcactcc ttgctggcca 1650 gggagttggggactcagagg gaccacttgg ggccagccag actggcctca 1700 atggcggact cagtcacattgactgacggg gaccagggct tgtgtgggtc 1750 gagagcgccc tcatggtgct ggtgctgttgtgtgtaggtc ccctggggac 1800 acaagcaggc gccaatggta tctgggcgga gctcacagagttcttggaat 1850 aaaagcaacc tcagaacac 1869 2 453 PRT Homo sapiens 2 MetThr Val Ile Arg Phe Phe Pro Ala Ala Ser Ala Thr Lys Arg 1 5 10 15 ValLeu Pro Pro Val Leu Arg Val Ser Ser Pro Arg Thr Trp Asn 20 25 30 Pro AsnVal Pro Glu Ser Pro Arg Ile Pro Ala Pro Arg Leu Pro 35 40 45 Lys Arg MetSer Gly Ala Pro Thr Ala Gly Ala Ala Leu Met Leu 50 55 60 Cys Ala Ala ThrAla Val Leu Leu Ser Ala Gln Gly Gly Pro Val 65 70 75 Gln Ser Lys Ser ProArg Phe Ala Ser Trp Asp Glu Met Asn Val 80 85 90 Leu Ala His Gly Leu LeuGln Leu Gly Gln Gly Leu Arg Glu His 95 100 105 Ala Glu Arg Thr Arg SerGln Leu Ser Ala Leu Glu Arg Arg Leu 110 115 120 Ser Ala Cys Gly Ser AlaCys Gln Gly Thr Glu Gly Ser Thr Asp 125 130 135 Leu Pro Leu Ala Pro GluSer Arg Val Asp Pro Glu Val Leu His 140 145 150 Ser Leu Gln Thr Gln LeuLys Ala Gln Asn Ser Arg Ile Gln Gln 155 160 165 Leu Phe His Lys Val AlaGln Gln Gln Arg His Leu Glu Lys Gln 170 175 180 His Leu Arg Ile Gln HisLeu Gln Ser Gln Phe Gly Leu Leu Asp 185 190 195 His Lys His Leu Asp HisGlu Val Ala Lys Pro Ala Arg Arg Lys 200 205 210 Arg Leu Pro Glu Met AlaGln Pro Val Asp Pro Ala His Asn Val 215 220 225 Ser Arg Leu His Arg LeuPro Arg Asp Cys Gln Glu Leu Phe Gln 230 235 240 Val Gly Glu Arg Gln SerGly Leu Phe Glu Ile Gln Pro Gln Gly 245 250 255 Ser Pro Pro Phe Leu ValAsn Cys Lys Met Thr Ser Asp Gly Gly 260 265 270 Trp Thr Val Ile Gln ArgArg His Asp Gly Ser Val Asp Phe Asn 275 280 285 Arg Pro Trp Glu Ala TyrLys Ala Gly Phe Gly Asp Pro His Gly 290 295 300 Glu Phe Trp Leu Gly LeuGlu Lys Val His Ser Ile Thr Gly Asp 305 310 315 Arg Asn Ser Arg Leu AlaVal Gln Leu Arg Asp Trp Asp Gly Asn 320 325 330 Ala Glu Leu Leu Gln PheSer Val His Leu Gly Gly Glu Asp Thr 335 340 345 Ala Tyr Ser Leu Gln LeuThr Ala Pro Val Ala Gly Gln Leu Gly 350 355 360 Ala Thr Thr Val Pro ProSer Gly Leu Ser Val Pro Phe Ser Thr 365 370 375 Trp Asp Gln Asp His AspLeu Arg Arg Asp Lys Asn Cys Ala Lys 380 385 390 Ser Leu Ser Gly Gly TrpTrp Phe Gly Thr Cys Ser His Ser Asn 395 400 405 Leu Asn Gly Gln Tyr PheArg Ser Ile Pro Gln Gln Arg Gln Lys 410 415 420 Leu Lys Lys Gly Ile PheTrp Lys Thr Trp Arg Gly Arg Tyr Tyr 425 430 435 Pro Leu Gln Ala Thr ThrMet Leu Ile Gln Pro Met Ala Ala Glu 440 445 450 Ala Ala Ser 3 1353 DNAHomo sapiens 3 cgatccctcg ggtcccggga tgggggggcg gtgaggcagg cacagccccc 50cgcccccatg gccgcccgtc ggagccagag gcggaggggg cgccgggggg 100 agccgggcaccgccctgctg gtcccgctcg cgctgggcct gggcctggcg 150 ctggcctgcc tcggcctcctgctggccgtg gtcagtttgg ggagccgggc 200 atcgctgtcc gcccaggagc ctgcccaggaggagctggtg gcagaggagg 250 accaggaccc gtcggaactg aatccccaga cagaagaaagccaggatcct 300 gcgcctttcc tgaaccgact agttcggcct cgcagaagtg cacctaaagg350 ccggaaaaca cgggctcgaa gagcgatcgc agcccattat gaagttcatc 400cacgacctgg acaggacgga gcgcaggcag gtgtggacgg gacagtgagt 450 ggctgggaggaagccagaat caacagctcc agccctctgc gctacaaccg 500 ccagatcggg gagtttatagtcacccgggc tgggctctac tacctgtact 550 gtcaggtgca ctttgatgag gggaaggctgtctacctgaa gctggacttg 600 ctggtggatg gtgtgctggc cctgcgctgc ctggaggaattctcagccac 650 tgcggcgagt tccctcgggc cccagctccg cctctgccag gtgtctgggc700 tgttggccct gcggccaggg tcctccctgc ggatccgcac cctcccctgg 750gcccatctca aggctgcccc cttcctcacc tacttcggac tcttccaggt 800 tcactgaggggccctggtct ccccgcagtc gtcccaggct gccggctccc 850 ctcgacagct ctctgggcacccggtcccct ctgccccacc ctcagccgct 900 ctttgctcca gacctgcccc tccctctagaggctgcctgg gcctgttcac 950 gtgttttcca tcccacataa atacagtatt cccactcttatcttacaact 1000 cccccaccgc ccactctcca cctcactagc tccccaatcc ctgacccttt1050 gaggccccca gtgatctcga ctcccccctg gccacagacc cccaggtcat 1100tgtgttcact gtactctgtg ggcaaggatg ggtccagaag accccacttc 1150 aggcactaagaggggctgga cctggcggca ggaagccaaa gagactgggc 1200 ctaggccagg agttcccaaatgtgaggggc gagaaacaag acaagctcct 1250 cccttgagaa ttccctgtgg atttttaaaacagatattat ttttattatt 1300 attgtgacaa aatgttgata aatggatatt aaatagaataagtcataaaa 1350 aaa 1353 4 249 PRT Homo sapiens 4 Met Ala Ala Arg ArgSer Gln Arg Arg Arg Gly Arg Arg Gly Glu 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Thr Ala LeuLeu Val Pro Leu Ala Leu Gly Leu Gly Leu 20 25 30 Ala Leu Ala Cys Leu GlyLeu Leu Leu Ala Val Val Ser Leu Gly 35 40 45 Ser Arg Ala Ser Leu Ser AlaGln Glu Pro Ala Gln Glu Glu Leu 50 55 60 Val Ala Glu Glu Asp Gln Asp ProSer Glu Leu Asn Pro Gln Thr 65 70 75 Glu Glu Ser Gln Asp Pro Ala Pro PheLeu Asn Arg Leu Val Arg 80 85 90 Pro Arg Arg Ser Ala Pro Lys Gly Arg LysThr Arg Ala Arg Arg 95 100 105 Ala Ile Ala Ala His Tyr Glu Val His ProArg Pro Gly Gln Asp 110 115 120 Gly Ala Gln Ala Gly Val Asp Gly Thr ValSer Gly Trp Glu Glu 125 130 135 Ala Arg Ile Asn Ser Ser Ser Pro Leu ArgTyr Asn Arg Gln Ile 140 145 150 Gly Glu Phe Ile Val Thr Arg Ala Gly LeuTyr Tyr Leu Tyr Cys 155 160 165 Gln Val His Phe Asp Glu Gly Lys Ala ValTyr Leu Lys Leu Asp 170 175 180 Leu Leu Val Asp Gly Val Leu Ala Leu ArgCys Leu Glu Glu Phe 185 190 195 Ser Ala Thr Ala Ala Ser Ser Leu Gly ProGln Leu Arg Leu Cys 200 205 210 Gln Val Ser Gly Leu Leu Ala Leu Arg ProGly Ser Ser Leu Arg 215 220 225 Ile Arg Thr Leu Pro Trp Ala His Leu LysAla Ala Pro Phe Leu 230 235 240 Thr Tyr Phe Gly Leu Phe Gln Val His 2455 1875 DNA Homo sapiens 5 cccaagccag ccgagccgcc agagccgcgg gccgcgggggtgtcgcgggc 50 ccaaccccag gatgctcccc tgcgcctcct gcctacccgg gtctctactg 100ctctgggcgc tgctactgtt gctcttggga tcagcttctc ctcaggattc 150 tgaagagcccgacagctaca cggaatgcac agatggctat gagtgggacc 200 cagacagcca gcactgccgggatgtcaacg agtgtctgac catccctgag 250 gcctgcaagg gggaaatgaa gtgcatcaaccactacgggg gctacttgtg 300 cctgccccgc tccgctgccg tcatcaacga cctacatggcgagggacccc 350 cgccaccagt gcctcccgct caacacccca acccctgccc accaggctat400 gagcccgacg atcaggacag ctgtgtggat gtggacgagt gtgcccaggc 450cctgcacgac tgtcgcccca gccaggactg ccataacttg cctggctcct 500 atcagtgcacctgccctgat ggttaccgca agatcgggcc cgagtgtgtg 550 gacatagacg agtgccgctaccgctactgc cagcaccgct gcgtgaacct 600 gcctggctcc ttccgctgcc agtgcgagccgggcttccag ctggggccta 650 acaaccgctc ctgtgttgat gtgaacgagt gtgacatgggggccccatgc 700 gagcagcgct gcttcaactc ctatgggacc ttcctgtgtc gctgccacca750 gggctatgag ctgcatcggg atggcttctc ctgcagtgat attgatgagt 800gtagctactc cagctacctc tgtcagtacc gctgcgtcaa cgagccaggc 850 cgtttctcctgccactgccc acagggttac cagctgctgg ccacacgcct 900 ctgccaagac attgatgagtgtgagtctgg tgcgcaccag tgctccgagg 950 cccaaacctg tgtcaacttc catgggggctaccgctgcgt ggacaccaac 1000 cgctgcgtgg agccctacat ccaggtctct gagaaccgctgtctctgccc 1050 ggcctccaac cctctatgtc gagagcagcc ttcatccatt gtgcaccgct1100 acatgaccat cacctcggag cggagcgtgc ccgctgacgt gttccagatc 1150caggcgacct ccgtctaccc cggtgcctac aatgcctttc agatccgtgc 1200 tggaaactcgcagggggact tttacattag gcaaatcaac aacgtcagcg 1250 ccatgctggt cctcgcccggccggtgacgg gcccccggga gtacgtgctg 1300 gacctggaga tggtcaccat gaattccctcatgagctacc gggccagctc 1350 tgtactgagg ctcaccgtct ttgtaggggc ctacaccttctgaggagcag 1400 gagggagcca ccctccctgc agctacccta gctgaggagc ctgttgtgag1450 gggcagaatg agaaaggcaa taaagggaga aagaaagtcc tggtggctga 1500ggtgggcggg tcacactgca ggaagcctca ggctggggca gggtggcact 1550 tgggggggcaggccaagttc acctaaatgg gggtctctat atgttcaggc 1600 ccaggggccc ccattgacaggagctgggag ctctgcacca cgagcttcag 1650 tcaccccgag aggagaggag gtaacgaggagggcggactc caggccccgg 1700 cccagagatt tggacttggc tggcttgcag gggtcctaagaaactccact 1750 ctggacagcg ccaggaggcc ctgggttcca ttcctaactc tgcctcaaac1800 tgtacatttg gataagccct agtagttccc tgggcctgtt tttctataaa 1850acgaggcaac tggaaaaaaa aaaaa 1875 6 443 PRT Homo sapiens 6 Met Leu ProCys Ala Ser Cys Leu Pro Gly Ser Leu Leu Leu Trp 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu LeuLeu Leu Leu Leu Gly Ser Ala Ser Pro Gln Asp Ser 20 25 30 Glu Glu Pro AspSer Tyr Thr Glu Cys Thr Asp Gly Tyr Glu Trp 35 40 45 Asp Pro Asp Ser GlnHis Cys Arg Asp Val Asn Glu Cys Leu Thr 50 55 60 Ile Pro Glu Ala Cys LysGly Glu Met Lys Cys Ile Asn His Tyr 65 70 75 Gly Gly Tyr Leu Cys Leu ProArg Ser Ala Ala Val Ile Asn Asp 80 85 90 Leu His Gly Glu Gly Pro Pro ProPro Val Pro Pro Ala Gln His 95 100 105 Pro Asn Pro Cys Pro Pro Gly TyrGlu Pro Asp Asp Gln Asp Ser 110 115 120 Cys Val Asp Val Asp Glu Cys AlaGln Ala Leu His Asp Cys Arg 125 130 135 Pro Ser Gln Asp Cys His Asn LeuPro Gly Ser Tyr Gln Cys Thr 140 145 150 Cys Pro Asp Gly Tyr Arg Lys IleGly Pro Glu Cys Val Asp Ile 155 160 165 Asp Glu Cys Arg Tyr Arg Tyr CysGln His Arg Cys Val Asn Leu 170 175 180 Pro Gly Ser Phe Arg Cys Gln CysGlu Pro Gly Phe Gln Leu Gly 185 190 195 Pro Asn Asn Arg Ser Cys Val AspVal Asn Glu Cys Asp Met Gly 200 205 210 Ala Pro Cys Glu Gln Arg Cys PheAsn Ser Tyr Gly Thr Phe Leu 215 220 225 Cys Arg Cys His Gln Gly Tyr GluLeu His Arg Asp Gly Phe Ser 230 235 240 Cys Ser Asp Ile Asp Glu Cys SerTyr Ser Ser Tyr Leu Cys Gln 245 250 255 Tyr Arg Cys Val Asn Glu Pro GlyArg Phe Ser Cys His Cys Pro 260 265 270 Gln Gly Tyr Gln Leu Leu Ala ThrArg Leu Cys Gln Asp Ile Asp 275 280 285 Glu Cys Glu Ser Gly Ala His GlnCys Ser Glu Ala Gln Thr Cys 290 295 300 Val Asn Phe His Gly Gly Tyr ArgCys Val Asp Thr Asn Arg Cys 305 310 315 Val Glu Pro Tyr Ile Gln Val SerGlu Asn Arg Cys Leu Cys Pro 320 325 330 Ala Ser Asn Pro Leu Cys Arg GluGln Pro Ser Ser Ile Val His 335 340 345 Arg Tyr Met Thr Ile Thr Ser GluArg Ser Val Pro Ala Asp Val 350 355 360 Phe Gln Ile Gln Ala Thr Ser ValTyr Pro Gly Ala Tyr Asn Ala 365 370 375 Phe Gln Ile Arg Ala Gly Asn SerGln Gly Asp Phe Tyr Ile Arg 380 385 390 Gln Ile Asn Asn Val Ser Ala MetLeu Val Leu Ala Arg Pro Val 395 400 405 Thr Gly Pro Arg Glu Tyr Val LeuAsp Leu Glu Met Val Thr Met 410 415 420 Asn Ser Leu Met Ser Tyr Arg AlaSer Ser Val Leu Arg Leu Thr 425 430 435 Val Phe Val Gly Ala Tyr Thr Phe440 7 960 DNA Homo sapiens 7 gctgcttgcc ctgttgatgg caggcttggc cctgcagccaggcactgccc 50 tgctgtgcta ctcctgcaaa gcccaggtga gcaacgagga ctgcctgcag 100gtggagaact gcacccagct gggggagcag tgctggaccg cgcgcatccg 150 cgcagttggcctcctgaccg tcatcagcaa aggctgcagc ttgaactgcg 200 tggatgactc acaggactactacgtgggca agaagaacat cacgtgctgt 250 gacaccgact tgtgcaacgc cagcggggcccatgccctgc agccggctgc 300 cgccatcctt gcgctgctcc ctgcactcgg cctgctgctctggggacccg 350 gccagctata ggctctgggg ggccccgctg cagcccacac tgggtgtggt400 gccccaggcc tctgtgccac tcctcacaga cctggcccag tgggagcctg 450tcctggttcc tgaggcacat cctaacgcaa gtctgaccat gtatgtctgc 500 acccctgtcccccaccctga ccctcccatg gccctctcca ggactcccac 550 ccggcagatc agctctagtgacacagatcc gcctgcagat ggcccctcca 600 accctctctg ctgctgtttc catggcccagcattctccac ccttaaccct 650 gtgctcaggc acctcttccc ccaggaagcc ttccctgcccaccccatcta 700 tgacttgagc caggtctggt ccgtggtgtc ccccgcaccc agcaggggac750 aggcactcag gagggcccag taaaggctga gatgaagtgg actgagtaga 800actggaggac aagagtcgac gtgagttcct gggagtctcc agagatgggg 850 cctggaggcctggaggaagg ggccaggcct cacattcgtg gggctccctg 900 aatggcagcc tgagcacagcgtaggccctt aataaacacc tgttggataa 950 gccaaaaaaa 960 8 119 PRT Homosapiens 8 Leu Leu Ala Leu Leu Met Ala Gly Leu Ala Leu Gln Pro Gly Thr 15 10 15 Ala Leu Leu Cys Tyr Ser Cys Lys Ala Gln Val Ser Asn Glu Asp 2025 30 Cys Leu Gln Val Glu Asn Cys Thr Gln Leu Gly Glu Gln Cys Trp 35 4045 Thr Ala Arg Ile Arg Ala Val Gly Leu Leu Thr Val Ile Ser Lys 50 55 60Gly Cys Ser Leu Asn Cys Val Asp Asp Ser Gln Asp Tyr Tyr Val 65 70 75 GlyLys Lys Asn Ile Thr Cys Cys Asp Thr Asp Leu Cys Asn Ala 80 85 90 Ser GlyAla His Ala Leu Gln Pro Ala Ala Ala Ile Leu Ala Leu 95 100 105 Leu ProAla Leu Gly Leu Leu Leu Trp Gly Pro Gly Gln Leu 110 115 9 3441 DNA Homosapiens 9 cggacgcgtg ggcggacgcg tgggcccgcs gcaccgcccc cggcccggcc 50ctccgccctc cgcactcgcg cctccctccc tccgcccgct cccgcgccct 100 cctccctccctcctccccag ctgtcccgtt cgcgtcatgc cgagcctccc 150 ggccccgccg gccccgctgctgctcctcgg gctgctgctg ctcggctccc 200 ggccggcccg cggcgccggc ccagagccccccgtgctgcc catccgttct 250 gagaaggagc cgctgcccgt tcggggagcg gcaggctgcaccttcggcgg 300 gaaggtctat gccttggacg agacgtggca cccggaccta gggcagccat350 tcggggtgat gcgctgcgtg ctgtgcgcct gcgaggcgcc tcagtggggt 400cgccgtacca ggggccctgg cagggtcagc tgcaagaaca tcaaaccaga 450 gtgcccaaccccggcctgtg ggcagccgcg ccagctgccg ggacactgct 500 gccagacctg cccccaggagcgcagcagtt cggagcggca gccgagcggc 550 ctgtccttcg agtatccgcg ggacccggagcatcgcagtt atagcgaccg 600 cggggagcca ggcgctgagg agcgggcccg tggtgacggccacacggact 650 tcgtggcgct gctgacaggg ccgaggtcgc aggcggtggc acgagcccga700 gtctcgctgc tgcgctctag cctccgcttc tctatctcct acaggcggct 750ggaccgccct accaggatcc gcttctcaga ctccaatggc agtgtcctgt 800 ttgagcaccctgcagccccc acccaagatg gcctggtctg tggggtgtgg 850 cgggcagtgc ctcggttgtctctgcggctc cttagggcag aacagctgca 900 tgtggcactt gtgacactca ctcacccttcaggggaggtc tgggggcctc 950 tcatccggca ccgggccctg gctgcagaga ccttcagtgccatcctgact 1000 ctagaaggcc ccccacagca gggcgtaggg ggcatcaccc tgctcactct1050 cagtgacaca gaggactcct tgcatttttt gctgctcttc cgagggctgc 1100tggaacccag gagtggggga ctaacccagg ttcccttgag gctccagatt 1150 ctacaccaggggcagctact gcgagaactt caggccaatg tctcagccca 1200 ggaaccaggc tttgctgaggtgctgcccaa cctgacagtc caggagatgg 1250 actggctggt gctgggggag ctgcagatggccctggagtg ggcaggcagg 1300 ccagggctgc gcatcagtgg acacattgct gccaggaagagctgcgacgt 1350 cctgcaaagt gtcctttgtg gggctgatgc cctgatccca gtccagacgg1400 gtgctgccgg ctcagccagc ctcacgctgc taggaaatgg ctccctgatc 1450tatcaggtgc aagtggtagg gacaagcagt gaggtggtgg ccatgacact 1500 ggagaccaagcctcagcgga gggatcagcg cactgtcctg tgccacatgg 1550 ctggactcca gccaggaggacacacggccg tgggtatctg ccctgggctg 1600 ggtgcccgag gggctcatat gctgctgcagaatgagctct tcctgaacgt 1650 gggcaccaag gacttcccag acggagagct tcgggggcacgtggctgccc 1700 tgccctactg tgggcatagc gcccgccatg acacgctgcc cgtgccccta1750 gcaggagccc tggtgctacc ccctgtgaag agccaagcag cagggcacgc 1800ctggctttcc ttggataccc actgtcacct gcactatgaa gtgctgctgg 1850 ctgggcttggtggctcagaa caaggcactg tcactgccca cctccttggg 1900 cctcctggaa cgccagggcctcggcggctg ctgaagggat tctatggctc 1950 agaggcccag ggtgtggtga aggacctggagccggaactg ctgcggcacc 2000 tggcaaaagg catggcctcc ctgatgatca ccaccaagggtagccccaga 2050 ggggagctcc gagggcaggt gcacatagcc aaccaatgtg aggttggcgg2100 actgcgcctg gaggcggccg gggccgaggg ggtgcgggcg ctgggggctc 2150cggatacagc ctctgctgcg ccgcctgtgg tgcctggtct cccggcccta 2200 gcgcccgccaaacctggtgg tcctgggcgg ccccgagacc ccaacacatg 2250 cttcttcgag gggcagcagcgcccccacgg ggctcgctgg gcgcccaact 2300 acgacccgct ctgctcactc tgcacctgccagagacgaac ggtgatctgt 2350 gacccggtgg tgtgcccacc gcccagctgc ccacacccggtgcaggctcc 2400 cgaccagtgc tgccctgttt gccctgagaa acaagatgtc agagacttgc2450 cagggctgcc aaggagccgg gacccaggag agggctgcta ttttgatggt 2500gaccggagct ggcgggcagc gggtacgcgg tggcaccccg ttgtgccccc 2550 ctttggcttaattaagtgtg ctgtctgcac ctgcaagggg ggcactggag 2600 aggtgcactg tgagaaggtgcagtgtcccc ggctggcctg tgcccagcct 2650 gtgcgtgtca accccaccga ctgctgcaaacagtgtccag tggggtcggg 2700 ggcccacccc cagctggggg accccatgca ggctgatgggccccggggct 2750 gccgttttgc tgggcagtgg ttcccagaga gtcagagctg gcacccctca2800 gtgccccctt ttggagagat gagctgtatc acctgcagat gtggggcagg 2850ggtgcctcac tgtgagcggg atgactgttc actgccactg tcctgtggct 2900 cggggaaggagagtcgatgc tgttcccgct gcacggccca ccggcggccc 2950 ccagagacca gaactgatccagagctggag aaagaagccg aaggctctta 3000 gggagcagcc agagggccaa gtgaccaagaggatggggcc tgagctgggg 3050 aaggggtggc atcgaggacc ttcttgcatt ctcctgtgggaagcccagtg 3100 cctttgctcc tctgtcctgc ctctactccc acccccacta cctctgggaa3150 ccacagctcc acaaggggga gaggcagctg ggccagaccg aggtcacagc 3200cactccaagt cctgccctgc caccctcggc ctctgtcctg gaagccccac 3250 ccctttcctcctgtacataa tgtcactggc ttgttgggat ttttaattta 3300 tcttcactca gcaccaagggcccccgacac tccactcctg ctgcccctga 3350 gctgagcaga gtcattattg gagagttttgtatttattaa aacatttctt 3400 tttcagtcaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa a3441 10 954 PRT Homo sapiens 10 Met Pro Ser Leu Pro Ala Pro Pro Ala ProLeu Leu Leu Leu Gly 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Leu Leu Gly Ser Arg Pro Ala ArgGly Ala Gly Pro Glu 20 25 30 Pro Pro Val Leu Pro Ile Arg Ser Glu Lys GluPro Leu Pro Val 35 40 45 Arg Gly Ala Ala Gly Cys Thr Phe Gly Gly Lys ValTyr Ala Leu 50 55 60 Asp Glu Thr Trp His Pro Asp Leu Gly Gln Pro Phe GlyVal Met 65 70 75 Arg Cys Val Leu Cys Ala Cys Glu Ala Pro Gln Trp Gly ArgArg 80 85 90 Thr Arg Gly Pro Gly Arg Val Ser Cys Lys Asn Ile Lys Pro Glu95 100 105 Cys Pro Thr Pro Ala Cys Gly Gln Pro Arg Gln Leu Pro Gly His110 115 120 Cys Cys Gln Thr Cys Pro Gln Glu Arg Ser Ser Ser Glu Arg Gln125 130 135 Pro Ser Gly Leu Ser Phe Glu Tyr Pro Arg Asp Pro Glu His Arg140 145 150 Ser Tyr Ser Asp Arg Gly Glu Pro Gly Ala Glu Glu Arg Ala Arg155 160 165 Gly Asp Gly His Thr Asp Phe Val Ala Leu Leu Thr Gly Pro Arg170 175 180 Ser Gln Ala Val Ala Arg Ala Arg Val Ser Leu Leu Arg Ser Ser185 190 195 Leu Arg Phe Ser Ile Ser Tyr Arg Arg Leu Asp Arg Pro Thr Arg200 205 210 Ile Arg Phe Ser Asp Ser Asn Gly Ser Val Leu Phe Glu His Pro215 220 225 Ala Ala Pro Thr Gln Asp Gly Leu Val Cys Gly Val Trp Arg Ala230 235 240 Val Pro Arg Leu Ser Leu Arg Leu Leu Arg Ala Glu Gln Leu His245 250 255 Val Ala Leu Val Thr Leu Thr His Pro Ser Gly Glu Val Trp Gly260 265 270 Pro Leu Ile Arg His Arg Ala Leu Ala Ala Glu Thr Phe Ser Ala275 280 285 Ile Leu Thr Leu Glu Gly Pro Pro Gln Gln Gly Val Gly Gly Ile290 295 300 Thr Leu Leu Thr Leu Ser Asp Thr Glu Asp Ser Leu His Phe Leu305 310 315 Leu Leu Phe Arg Gly Leu Leu Glu Pro Arg Ser Gly Gly Leu Thr320 325 330 Gln Val Pro Leu Arg Leu Gln Ile Leu His Gln Gly Gln Leu Leu335 340 345 Arg Glu Leu Gln Ala Asn Val Ser Ala Gln Glu Pro Gly Phe Ala350 355 360 Glu Val Leu Pro Asn Leu Thr Val Gln Glu Met Asp Trp Leu Val365 370 375 Leu Gly Glu Leu Gln Met Ala Leu Glu Trp Ala Gly Arg Pro Gly380 385 390 Leu Arg Ile Ser Gly His Ile Ala Ala Arg Lys Ser Cys Asp Val395 400 405 Leu Gln Ser Val Leu Cys Gly Ala Asp Ala Leu Ile Pro Val Gln410 415 420 Thr Gly Ala Ala Gly Ser Ala Ser Leu Thr Leu Leu Gly Asn Gly425 430 435 Ser Leu Ile Tyr Gln Val Gln Val Val Gly Thr Ser Ser Glu Val440 445 450 Val Ala Met Thr Leu Glu Thr Lys Pro Gln Arg Arg Asp Gln Arg455 460 465 Thr Val Leu Cys His Met Ala Gly Leu Gln Pro Gly Gly His Thr470 475 480 Ala Val Gly Ile Cys Pro Gly Leu Gly Ala Arg Gly Ala His Met485 490 495 Leu Leu Gln Asn Glu Leu Phe Leu Asn Val Gly Thr Lys Asp Phe500 505 510 Pro Asp Gly Glu Leu Arg Gly His Val Ala Ala Leu Pro Tyr Cys515 520 525 Gly His Ser Ala Arg His Asp Thr Leu Pro Val Pro Leu Ala Gly530 535 540 Ala Leu Val Leu Pro Pro Val Lys Ser Gln Ala Ala Gly His Ala545 550 555 Trp Leu Ser Leu Asp Thr His Cys His Leu His Tyr Glu Val Leu560 565 570 Leu Ala Gly Leu Gly Gly Ser Glu Gln Gly Thr Val Thr Ala His575 580 585 Leu Leu Gly Pro Pro Gly Thr Pro Gly Pro Arg Arg Leu Leu Lys590 595 600 Gly Phe Tyr Gly Ser Glu Ala Gln Gly Val Val Lys Asp Leu Glu605 610 615 Pro Glu Leu Leu Arg His Leu Ala Lys Gly Met Ala Ser Leu Met620 625 630 Ile Thr Thr Lys Gly Ser Pro Arg Gly Glu Leu Arg Gly Gln Val635 640 645 His Ile Ala Asn Gln Cys Glu Val Gly Gly Leu Arg Leu Glu Ala650 655 660 Ala Gly Ala Glu Gly Val Arg Ala Leu Gly Ala Pro Asp Thr Ala665 670 675 Ser Ala Ala Pro Pro Val Val Pro Gly Leu Pro Ala Leu Ala Pro680 685 690 Ala Lys Pro Gly Gly Pro Gly Arg Pro Arg Asp Pro Asn Thr Cys695 700 705 Phe Phe Glu Gly Gln Gln Arg Pro His Gly Ala Arg Trp Ala Pro710 715 720 Asn Tyr Asp Pro Leu Cys Ser Leu Cys Thr Cys Gln Arg Arg Thr725 730 735 Val Ile Cys Asp Pro Val Val Cys Pro Pro Pro Ser Cys Pro His740 745 750 Pro Val Gln Ala Pro Asp Gln Cys Cys Pro Val Cys Pro Glu Lys755 760 765 Gln Asp Val Arg Asp Leu Pro Gly Leu Pro Arg Ser Arg Asp Pro770 775 780 Gly Glu Gly Cys Tyr Phe Asp Gly Asp Arg Ser Trp Arg Ala Ala785 790 795 Gly Thr Arg Trp His Pro Val Val Pro Pro Phe Gly Leu Ile Lys800 805 810 Cys Ala Val Cys Thr Cys Lys Gly Gly Thr Gly Glu Val His Cys815 820 825 Glu Lys Val Gln Cys Pro Arg Leu Ala Cys Ala Gln Pro Val Arg830 835 840 Val Asn Pro Thr Asp Cys Cys Lys Gln Cys Pro Val Gly Ser Gly845 850 855 Ala His Pro Gln Leu Gly Asp Pro Met Gln Ala Asp Gly Pro Arg860 865 870 Gly Cys Arg Phe Ala Gly Gln Trp Phe Pro Glu Ser Gln Ser Trp875 880 885 His Pro Ser Val Pro Pro Phe Gly Glu Met Ser Cys Ile Thr Cys890 895 900 Arg Cys Gly Ala Gly Val Pro His Cys Glu Arg Asp Asp Cys Ser905 910 915 Leu Pro Leu Ser Cys Gly Ser Gly Lys Glu Ser Arg Cys Cys Ser920 925 930 Arg Cys Thr Ala His Arg Arg Pro Pro Glu Thr Arg Thr Asp Pro935 940 945 Glu Leu Glu Lys Glu Ala Glu Gly Ser 950 11 2482 DNA Homosapiens 11 gggggagaag gcggccgagc cccagctctc cgagcaccgg gtcggaagcc 50gcgacccgag ccgcgcagga agctgggacc ggaacctcgg cggacccggc 100 cccacccaactcacctgcgc aggtcaccag caccctcgga acccagaggc 150 ccgcgctctg aaggtgacccccctggggag gaaggcgatg gcccctgcga 200 ggacgatggc ccgcgcccgc ctcgccccggccggcatccc tgccgtcgcc 250 ttgtggcttc tgtgcacgct cggcctccag ggcacccaggccgggccacc 300 gcccgcgccc cctgggctgc ccgcgggagc cgactgcctg aacagcttta350 ccgccggggt gcctggcttc gtgctggaca ccaacgcctc ggtcagcaac 400ggagctacct tcctggagtc ccccaccgtg cgccggggct gggactgcgt 450 gcgcgcctgctgcaccaccc agaactgcaa cttggcgcta gtggagctgc 500 agcccgaccg cggggaggacgccatcgccg cctgcttcct catcaactgc 550 ctctacgagc agaacttcgt gtgcaagttcgcgcccaggg agggcttcat 600 caactacctc acgagggaag tgtaccgctc ctaccgccagctgcggaccc 650 agggctttgg agggtctggg atccccaagg cctgggcagg catagacttg700 aaggtacaac cccaggaacc cctggtgctg aaggatgtgg aaaacacaga 750ttggcgccta ctgcggggtg acacggatgt cagggtagag aggaaagacc 800 caaaccaggtggaactgtgg ggactcaagg aaggcaccta cctgttccag 850 ctgacagtga ctagctcagaccacccagag gacacggcca acgtcacagt 900 cactgtgctg tccaccaagc agacagaagactactgcctc gcatccaaca 950 aggtgggtcg ctgccggggc tctttcccac gctggtactatgaccccacg 1000 gagcagatct gcaagagttt cgtttatgga ggctgcttgg gcaacaagaa1050 caactacctt cgggaagaag agtgcattct agcctgtcgg ggtgtgcaag 1100gtgggccttt gagaggcagc tctggggctc aggcgacttt cccccagggc 1150 ccctccatggaaaggcgcca tccagtgtgc tctggcacct gtcagcccac 1200 ccagttccgc tgcagcaatggctgctgcat cgacagtttc ctggagtgtg 1250 acgacacccc caactgcccc gacgcctccgacgaggctgc ctgtgaaaaa 1300 tacacgagtg gctttgacga gctccagcgc atccatttccccagtgacaa 1350 agggcactgc gtggacctgc cagacacagg actctgcaag gagagcatcc1400 cgcgctggta ctacaacccc ttcagcgaac actgcgcccg ctttacctat 1450ggtggttgtt atggcaacaa gaacaacttt gaggaagagc agcagtgcct 1500 cgagtcttgtcgcggcatct ccaagaagga tgtgtttggc ctgaggcggg 1550 aaatccccat tcccagcacaggctctgtgg agatggctgt cacagtgttc 1600 ctggtcatct gcattgtggt ggtggtagccatcttgggtt actgcttctt 1650 caagaaccag agaaaggact tccacggaca ccaccaccacccaccaccca 1700 cccctgccag ctccactgtc tccactaccg aggacacgga gcacctggtc1750 tataaccaca ccacccggcc cctctgagcc tgggtctcac cggctctcac 1800ctggccctgc ttcctgcttg ccaaggcaga ggcctgggct gggaaaaact 1850 ttggaaccagactcttgcct gtttcccagg cccactgtgc ctcagagacc 1900 agggctccag cccctcttggagaagtctca gctaagctca cgtcctgaga 1950 aagctcaaag gtttggaagg agcagaaaacccttgggcca gaagtaccag 2000 actagatgga cctgcctgca taggagtttg gaggaagttggagttttgtt 2050 tcctctgttc aaagctgcct gtccctaccc catggtgcta ggaagaggag2100 tggggtggtg tcagaccctg gaggccccaa ccctgtcctc ccgagctcct 2150cttccatgct gtgcgcccag ggctgggagg aaggacttcc ctgtgtagtt 2200 tgtgctgtaaagagttgctt tttgtttatt taatgctgtg gcatgggtga 2250 agaggagggg aagaggcctgtttggcctct ctgtcctctc ttcctcttcc 2300 cccaagattg agctctctgc ccttgatcagccccaccctg gcctagacca 2350 gcagacagag ccaggagagg ctcagctgca ttccgcagcccccaccccca 2400 aggttctcca acatcacagc ccagcccacc cactgggtaa taaaagtggt2450 ttgtggaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aa 2482 12 529 PRT Homo sapiens 12Met Ala Pro Ala Arg Thr Met Ala Arg Ala Arg Leu Ala Pro Ala 1 5 10 15Gly Ile Pro Ala Val Ala Leu Trp Leu Leu Cys Thr Leu Gly Leu 20 25 30 GlnGly Thr Gln Ala Gly Pro Pro Pro Ala Pro Pro Gly Leu Pro 35 40 45 Ala GlyAla Asp Cys Leu Asn Ser Phe Thr Ala Gly Val Pro Gly 50 55 60 Phe Val LeuAsp Thr Asn Ala Ser Val Ser Asn Gly Ala Thr Phe 65 70 75 Leu Glu Ser ProThr Val Arg Arg Gly Trp Asp Cys Val Arg Ala 80 85 90 Cys Cys Thr Thr GlnAsn Cys Asn Leu Ala Leu Val Glu Leu Gln 95 100 105 Pro Asp Arg Gly GluAsp Ala Ile Ala Ala Cys Phe Leu Ile Asn 110 115 120 Cys Leu Tyr Glu GlnAsn Phe Val Cys Lys Phe Ala Pro Arg Glu 125 130 135 Gly Phe Ile Asn TyrLeu Thr Arg Glu Val Tyr Arg Ser Tyr Arg 140 145 150 Gln Leu Arg Thr GlnGly Phe Gly Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Lys Ala 155 160 165 Trp Ala Gly Ile AspLeu Lys Val Gln Pro Gln Glu Pro Leu Val 170 175 180 Leu Lys Asp Val GluAsn Thr Asp Trp Arg Leu Leu Arg Gly Asp 185 190 195 Thr Asp Val Arg ValGlu Arg Lys Asp Pro Asn Gln Val Glu Leu 200 205 210 Trp Gly Leu Lys GluGly Thr Tyr Leu Phe Gln Leu Thr Val Thr 215 220 225 Ser Ser Asp His ProGlu Asp Thr Ala Asn Val Thr Val Thr Val 230 235 240 Leu Ser Thr Lys GlnThr Glu Asp Tyr Cys Leu Ala Ser Asn Lys 245 250 255 Val Gly Arg Cys ArgGly Ser Phe Pro Arg Trp Tyr Tyr Asp Pro 260 265 270 Thr Glu Gln Ile CysLys Ser Phe Val Tyr Gly Gly Cys Leu Gly 275 280 285 Asn Lys Asn Asn TyrLeu Arg Glu Glu Glu Cys Ile Leu Ala Cys 290 295 300 Arg Gly Val Gln GlyGly Pro Leu Arg Gly Ser Ser Gly Ala Gln 305 310 315 Ala Thr Phe Pro GlnGly Pro Ser Met Glu Arg Arg His Pro Val 320 325 330 Cys Ser Gly Thr CysGln Pro Thr Gln Phe Arg Cys Ser Asn Gly 335 340 345 Cys Cys Ile Asp SerPhe Leu Glu Cys Asp Asp Thr Pro Asn Cys 350 355 360 Pro Asp Ala Ser AspGlu Ala Ala Cys Glu Lys Tyr Thr Ser Gly 365 370 375 Phe Asp Glu Leu GlnArg Ile His Phe Pro Ser Asp Lys Gly His 380 385 390 Cys Val Asp Leu ProAsp Thr Gly Leu Cys Lys Glu Ser Ile Pro 395 400 405 Arg Trp Tyr Tyr AsnPro Phe Ser Glu His Cys Ala Arg Phe Thr 410 415 420 Tyr Gly Gly Cys TyrGly Asn Lys Asn Asn Phe Glu Glu Glu Gln 425 430 435 Gln Cys Leu Glu SerCys Arg Gly Ile Ser Lys Lys Asp Val Phe 440 445 450 Gly Leu Arg Arg GluIle Pro Ile Pro Ser Thr Gly Ser Val Glu 455 460 465 Met Ala Val Thr ValPhe Leu Val Ile Cys Ile Val Val Val Val 470 475 480 Ala Ile Leu Gly TyrCys Phe Phe Lys Asn Gln Arg Lys Asp Phe 485 490 495 His Gly His His HisHis Pro Pro Pro Thr Pro Ala Ser Ser Thr 500 505 510 Val Ser Thr Thr GluAsp Thr Glu His Leu Val Tyr Asn His Thr 515 520 525 Thr Arg Pro Leu 132226 DNA Homo sapiens 13 agtcgactgc gtcccctgta cccggcgcca gctgtgttcctgaccccaga 50 ataactcagg gctgcaccgg gcctggcagc gctccgcaca catttcctgt 100cgcggcctaa gggaaactgt tggccgctgg gcccgcgggg ggattcttgg 150 cagttggggggtccgtcggg agcgagggcg gaggggaagg gagggggaac 200 cgggttgggg aagccagctgtagagggcgg tgaccgcgct ccagacacag 250 ctctgcgtcc tcgagcggga cagatccaagttgggagcag ctctgcgtgc 300 ggggcctcag agaatgaggc cggcgttcgc cctgtgcctcctctggcagg 350 cgctctggcc cgggccgggc ggcggcgaac accccactgc cgaccgtgct400 ggctgctcgg cctcgggggc ctgctacagc ctgcaccacg ctaccatgaa 450gcggcaggcg gccgaggagg cctgcatcct gcgaggtggg gcgctcagca 500 ccgtgcgtgcgggcgccgag ctgcgcgctg tgctcgcgct cctgcgggca 550 ggcccagggc ccggagggggctccaaagac ctgctgttct gggtcgcact 600 ggagcgcagg cgttcccact gcaccctggagaacgagcct ttgcggggtt 650 tctcctggct gtcctccgac cccggcggtc tcgaaagcgacacgctgcag 700 tgggtggagg agccccaacg ctcctgcacc gcgcggagat gcgcggtact750 ccaggccacc ggtggggtcg agcccgcagg ctggaaggag atgcgatgcc 800acctgcgcgc caacggctac ctgtgcaagt accagtttga ggtcttgtgt 850 cctgcgccgcgccccggggc cgcctctaac ttgagctatc gcgcgccctt 900 ccagctgcac agcgccgctctggacttcag tccacctggg accgaggtga 950 gtgcgctctg ccggggacag ctcccgatctcagttacttg catcgcggac 1000 gaaatcggcg ctcgctggga caaactctcg ggcgatgtgttgtgtccctg 1050 ccccgggagg tacctccgtg ctggcaaatg cgcagagctc cctaactgcc1100 tagacgactt gggaggcttt gcctgcgaat gtgctacggg cttcgagctg 1150gggaaggacg gccgctcttg tgtgaccagt ggggaaggac agccgaccct 1200 tggggggaccggggtgccca ccaggcgccc gccggccact gcaaccagcc 1250 ccgtgccgca gagaacatggccaatcaggg tcgacgagaa gctgggagag 1300 acaccacttg tccctgaaca agacaattcagtaacatcta ttcctgagat 1350 tcctcgatgg ggatcacaga gcacgatgtc tacccttcaaatgtcccttc 1400 aagccgagtc aaaggccact atcaccccat cagggagcgt gatttccaag1450 tttaattcta cgacttcctc tgccactcct caggctttcg actcctcctc 1500tgccgtggtc ttcatatttg tgagcacagc agtagtagtg ttggtgatct 1550 tgaccatgacagtactgggg cttgtcaagc tctgctttca cgaaagcccc 1600 tcttcccagc caaggaaggagtctatgggc ccgccgggcc tggagagtga 1650 tcctgagccc gctgctttgg gctccagttctgcacattgc acaaacaatg 1700 gggtgaaagt cggggactgt gatctgcggg acagagcagagggtgccttg 1750 ctggcggagt cccctcttgg ctctagtgat gcatagggaa acaggggaca1800 tgggcactcc tgtgaacagt ttttcacttt tgatgaaacg gggaaccaag 1850aggaacttac ttgtgtaact gacaatttct gcagaaatcc cccttcctct 1900 aaattccctttactccactg aggagctaaa tcagaactgc acactccttc 1950 cctgatgata gaggaagtggaagtgccttt aggatggtga tactggggga 2000 ccgggtagtg ctggggagag atattttcttatgtttattc ggagaatttg 2050 gagaagtgat tgaacttttc aagacattgg aaacaaatagaacacaatat 2100 aatttacatt aaaaaataat ttctaccaaa atggaaagga aatgttctat2150 gttgttcagg ctaggagtat attggttcga aatcccaggg aaaaaaataa 2200aaataaaaaa ttaaaggatt gttgat 2226 14 490 PRT Homo sapiens 14 Met Arg ProAla Phe Ala Leu Cys Leu Leu Trp Gln Ala Leu Trp 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly ProGly Gly Gly Glu His Pro Thr Ala Asp Arg Ala Gly 20 25 30 Cys Ser Ala SerGly Ala Cys Tyr Ser Leu His His Ala Thr Met 35 40 45 Lys Arg Gln Ala AlaGlu Glu Ala Cys Ile Leu Arg Gly Gly Ala 50 55 60 Leu Ser Thr Val Arg AlaGly Ala Glu Leu Arg Ala Val Leu Ala 65 70 75 Leu Leu Arg Ala Gly Pro GlyPro Gly Gly Gly Ser Lys Asp Leu 80 85 90 Leu Phe Trp Val Ala Leu Glu ArgArg Arg Ser His Cys Thr Leu 95 100 105 Glu Asn Glu Pro Leu Arg Gly PheSer Trp Leu Ser Ser Asp Pro 110 115 120 Gly Gly Leu Glu Ser Asp Thr LeuGln Trp Val Glu Glu Pro Gln 125 130 135 Arg Ser Cys Thr Ala Arg Arg CysAla Val Leu Gln Ala Thr Gly 140 145 150 Gly Val Glu Pro Ala Gly Trp LysGlu Met Arg Cys His Leu Arg 155 160 165 Ala Asn Gly Tyr Leu Cys Lys TyrGln Phe Glu Val Leu Cys Pro 170 175 180 Ala Pro Arg Pro Gly Ala Ala SerAsn Leu Ser Tyr Arg Ala Pro 185 190 195 Phe Gln Leu His Ser Ala Ala LeuAsp Phe Ser Pro Pro Gly Thr 200 205 210 Glu Val Ser Ala Leu Cys Arg GlyGln Leu Pro Ile Ser Val Thr 215 220 225 Cys Ile Ala Asp Glu Ile Gly AlaArg Trp Asp Lys Leu Ser Gly 230 235 240 Asp Val Leu Cys Pro Cys Pro GlyArg Tyr Leu Arg Ala Gly Lys 245 250 255 Cys Ala Glu Leu Pro Asn Cys LeuAsp Asp Leu Gly Gly Phe Ala 260 265 270 Cys Glu Cys Ala Thr Gly Phe GluLeu Gly Lys Asp Gly Arg Ser 275 280 285 Cys Val Thr Ser Gly Glu Gly GlnPro Thr Leu Gly Gly Thr Gly 290 295 300 Val Pro Thr Arg Arg Pro Pro AlaThr Ala Thr Ser Pro Val Pro 305 310 315 Gln Arg Thr Trp Pro Ile Arg ValAsp Glu Lys Leu Gly Glu Thr 320 325 330 Pro Leu Val Pro Glu Gln Asp AsnSer Val Thr Ser Ile Pro Glu 335 340 345 Ile Pro Arg Trp Gly Ser Gln SerThr Met Ser Thr Leu Gln Met 350 355 360 Ser Leu Gln Ala Glu Ser Lys AlaThr Ile Thr Pro Ser Gly Ser 365 370 375 Val Ile Ser Lys Phe Asn Ser ThrThr Ser Ser Ala Thr Pro Gln 380 385 390 Ala Phe Asp Ser Ser Ser Ala ValVal Phe Ile Phe Val Ser Thr 395 400 405 Ala Val Val Val Leu Val Ile LeuThr Met Thr Val Leu Gly Leu 410 415 420 Val Lys Leu Cys Phe His Glu SerPro Ser Ser Gln Pro Arg Lys 425 430 435 Glu Ser Met Gly Pro Pro Gly LeuGlu Ser Asp Pro Glu Pro Ala 440 445 450 Ala Leu Gly Ser Ser Ser Ala HisCys Thr Asn Asn Gly Val Lys 455 460 465 Val Gly Asp Cys Asp Leu Arg AspArg Ala Glu Gly Ala Leu Leu 470 475 480 Ala Glu Ser Pro Leu Gly Ser SerAsp Ala 485 490 15 2945 DNA Homo sapiens 15 cgctcgcccc gtcgcccctcgcctccccgc agagtcccct cgcggcagca 50 gatgtgtgtg gggtcagccc acggcggggactatggtgaa attcccggcg 100 ctcacgcact actggcccct gatccggttc ttggtgcccctgggcatcac 150 caacatagcc atcgacttcg gggagcaggc cttgaaccgg ggcattgctg200 ctgtcaagga ggatgcagtc gagatgctgg ccagctacgg gctggcgtac 250tccctcatga agttcttcac gggtcccatg agtgacttca aaaatgtggg 300 cctggtgtttgtgaacagca agagagacag gaccaaagcc gtcctgtgta 350 tggtggtggc aggggccatcgctgccgtct ttcacacact gatagcttat 400 agtgatttag gatactacat tatcaataaactgcaccatg tggacgagtc 450 ggtggggagc aagacgagaa gggccttcct gtacctcgccgcctttcctt 500 tcatggacgc aatggcatgg acccatgctg gcattctctt aaaacacaaa550 tacagtttcc tggtgggatg tgcctcaatc tcagatgtca tagctcaggt 600tgtttttgta gccattttgc ttcacagtca cctggaatgc cgggagcccc 650 tgctcatcccgatcctctcc ttgtacatgg gcgcacttgt gcgctgcacc 700 accctgtgcc tgggctactacaagaacatt cacgacatca tccctgacag 750 aagtggcccg gagctggggg gagatgcaacaataagaaag atgctgagct 800 tctggtggcc tttggctcta attctggcca cacagagaatcagtcggcct 850 attgtcaacc tctttgtttc ccgggacctt ggtggcagtt ctgcagccac900 agaggcagtg gcgattttga cagccacata ccctgtgggt cacatgccat 950acggctggtt gacggaaatc cgtgctgtgt atcctgcttt cgacaagaat 1000 aaccccagcaacaaactggt gagcacgagc aacacagtca cggcagccca 1050 catcaagaag ttcaccttcgtctgcatggc tctgtcactc acgctctgtt 1100 tcgtgatgtt ttggacaccc aacgtgtctgagaaaatctt gatagacatc 1150 atcggagtgg actttgcctt tgcagaactc tgtgttgttcctttgcggat 1200 cttctccttc ttcccagttc cagtcacagt gagggcgcat ctcaccgggt1250 ggctgatgac actgaagaaa accttcgtcc ttgcccccag ctctgtgctg 1300cggatcatcg tcctcatcgc cagcctcgtg gtcctaccct acctgggggt 1350 gcacggtgcgaccctgggcg tgggctccct cctggcgggc tttgtgggag 1400 aatccaccat ggtcgccatcgctgcgtgct atgtctaccg gaagcagaaa 1450 aagaagatgg agaatgagtc ggccacggagggggaagact ctgccatgac 1500 agacatgcct ccgacagagg aggtgacaga catcgtggaaatgagagagg 1550 agaatgaata aggcacggga cgccatgggc actgcaggga cggtcagtca1600 ggatgacact tcggcatcat ctcttccctc tcccatcgta ttttgttccc 1650ttttttttgt tttgttttgg taatgaaaga ggccttgatt taaaggtttc 1700 gtgtcaattctctagcatac tgggtatgct cacactgacg gggggaccta 1750 gtgaatggtc tttactgttgctatgtaaaa acaaacgaaa caactgactt 1800 catacccctg cctcacgaaa acccaaaagacacagctgcc tcacggttga 1850 cgttgtgtcc tcctcccctg gacaatctcc tcttggaaccaaaggactgc 1900 agctgtgcca tcgcgcctcg gtcaccctgc acagcaggcc acagactctc1950 ctgtccccct tcatcgctct taagaatcaa caggttaaaa ctcggcttcc 2000tttgatttgc ttcccagtca catggccgta caaagagatg gagccccggt 2050 ggcctcttaaatttcccttc tgccacggag ttcgaaacca tctactccac 2100 acatgcagga ggcgggtggcacgctgcagc ccggagtccc cgttcacact 2150 gaggaacgga gacctgtgac cacagcaggctgacagatgg acagaatctc 2200 ccgtagaaag gtttggtttg aaatgccccg ggggcagcaaactgacatgg 2250 ttgaatgata gcatttcact ctgcgttctc ctagatctga gcaagctgtc2300 agttctcacc cccaccgtgt atatacatga gctaactttt ttaaattgtc 2350acaaaagcgc atctccagat tccagaccct gccgcatgac ttttcctgaa 2400 ggcttgcttttccctcgcct ttcctgaagg tcgcattaga gcgagtcaca 2450 tggagcatcc taactttgcattttagtttt tacagtgaac tgaagcttta 2500 agtctcatcc agcattctaa tgccaggttgctgtagggta acttttgaag 2550 tagatatatt acctggttct gctatcctta gtcataactctgcggtacag 2600 gtaattgaga atgtactacg gtacttccct cccacaccat acgataaagc2650 aagacatttt ataacgatac cagagtcact atgtggtcct ccctgaaata 2700acgcattcga aatccatgca gtgcagtata tttttctaag ttttggaaag 2750 caggttttttcctttaaaaa aattatagac acggttcact aaattgattt 2800 agtcagaatt cctagactgaaagaacctaa acaaaaaaat attttaaaga 2850 tataaatata tgctgtatat gttatgtaatttattttagg ctataataca 2900 tttcctattt tcgcattttc aataaaatgt ctctaatacaaaaaa 2945 16 492 PRT Homo sapiens 16 Met Val Lys Phe Pro Ala Leu ThrHis Tyr Trp Pro Leu Ile Arg 1 5 10 15 Phe Leu Val Pro Leu Gly Ile ThrAsn Ile Ala Ile Asp Phe Gly 20 25 30 Glu Gln Ala Leu Asn Arg Gly Ile AlaAla Val Lys Glu Asp Ala 35 40 45 Val Glu Met Leu Ala Ser Tyr Gly Leu AlaTyr Ser Leu Met Lys 50 55 60 Phe Phe Thr Gly Pro Met Ser Asp Phe Lys AsnVal Gly Leu Val 65 70 75 Phe Val Asn Ser Lys Arg Asp Arg Thr Lys Ala ValLeu Cys Met 80 85 90 Val Val Ala Gly Ala Ile Ala Ala Val Phe His Thr LeuIle Ala 95 100 105 Tyr Ser Asp Leu Gly Tyr Tyr Ile Ile Asn Lys Leu HisHis Val 110 115 120 Asp Glu Ser Val Gly Ser Lys Thr Arg Arg Ala Phe LeuTyr Leu 125 130 135 Ala Ala Phe Pro Phe Met Asp Ala Met Ala Trp Thr HisAla Gly 140 145 150 Ile Leu Leu Lys His Lys Tyr Ser Phe Leu Val Gly CysAla Ser 155 160 165 Ile Ser Asp Val Ile Ala Gln Val Val Phe Val Ala IleLeu Leu 170 175 180 His Ser His Leu Glu Cys Arg Glu Pro Leu Leu Ile ProIle Leu 185 190 195 Ser Leu Tyr Met Gly Ala Leu Val Arg Cys Thr Thr LeuCys Leu 200 205 210 Gly Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Ile His Asp Ile Ile Pro Asp ArgSer Gly 215 220 225 Pro Glu Leu Gly Gly Asp Ala Thr Ile Arg Lys Met LeuSer Phe 230 235 240 Trp Trp Pro Leu Ala Leu Ile Leu Ala Thr Gln Arg IleSer Arg 245 250 255 Pro Ile Val Asn Leu Phe Val Ser Arg Asp Leu Gly GlySer Ser 260 265 270 Ala Ala Thr Glu Ala Val Ala Ile Leu Thr Ala Thr TyrPro Val 275 280 285 Gly His Met Pro Tyr Gly Trp Leu Thr Glu Ile Arg AlaVal Tyr 290 295 300 Pro Ala Phe Asp Lys Asn Asn Pro Ser Asn Lys Leu ValSer Thr 305 310 315 Ser Asn Thr Val Thr Ala Ala His Ile Lys Lys Phe ThrPhe Val 320 325 330 Cys Met Ala Leu Ser Leu Thr Leu Cys Phe Val Met PheTrp Thr 335 340 345 Pro Asn Val Ser Glu Lys Ile Leu Ile Asp Ile Ile GlyVal Asp 350 355 360 Phe Ala Phe Ala Glu Leu Cys Val Val Pro Leu Arg IlePhe Ser 365 370 375 Phe Phe Pro Val Pro Val Thr Val Arg Ala His Leu ThrGly Trp 380 385 390 Leu Met Thr Leu Lys Lys Thr Phe Val Leu Ala Pro SerSer Val 395 400 405 Leu Arg Ile Ile Val Leu Ile Ala Ser Leu Val Val LeuPro Tyr 410 415 420 Leu Gly Val His Gly Ala Thr Leu Gly Val Gly Ser LeuLeu Ala 425 430 435 Gly Phe Val Gly Glu Ser Thr Met Val Ala Ile Ala AlaCys Tyr 440 445 450 Val Tyr Arg Lys Gln Lys Lys Lys Met Glu Asn Glu SerAla Thr 455 460 465 Glu Gly Glu Asp Ser Ala Met Thr Asp Met Pro Pro ThrGlu Glu 470 475 480 Val Thr Asp Ile Val Glu Met Arg Glu Glu Asn Glu 485490 17 2427 DNA Homo sapiens 17 cccacgcgtc cgcggacgcg tgggaagggcagaatgggac tccaagcctg 50 cctcctaggg ctctttgccc tcatcctctc tggcaaatgcagttacagcc 100 cggagcccga ccagcggagg acgctgcccc caggctgggt gtccctgggc150 cgtgcggacc ctgaggaaga gctgagtctc acctttgccc tgagacagca 200gaatgtggaa agactctcgg agctggtgca ggctgtgtcg gatcccagct 250 ctcctcaatacggaaaatac ctgaccctag agaatgtggc tgatctggtg 300 aggccatccc cactgaccctccacacggtg caaaaatggc tcttggcagc 350 cggagcccag aagtgccatt ctgtgatcacacaggacttt ctgacttgct 400 ggctgagcat ccgacaagca gagctgctgc tccctggggctgagtttcat 450 cactatgtgg gaggacctac ggaaacccat gttgtaaggt ccccacatcc500 ctaccagctt ccacaggcct tggcccccca tgtggacttt gtggggggac 550tgcaccgttt tcccccaaca tcatccctga ggcaacgtcc tgagccgcag 600 gtgacagggactgtaggcct gcatctgggg gtaaccccct ctgtgatccg 650 taagcgatac aacttgacctcacaagacgt gggctctggc accagcaata 700 acagccaagc ctgtgcccag ttcctggagcagtatttcca tgactcagac 750 ctggctcagt tcatgcgcct cttcggtggc aactttgcacatcaggcatc 800 agtagcccgt gtggttggac aacagggccg gggccgggcc gggattgagg850 ccagtctaga tgtgcagtac ctgatgagtg ctggtgccaa catctccacc 900tgggtctaca gtagccctgg ccggcatgag ggacaggagc ccttcctgca 950 gtggctcatgctgctcagta atgagtcagc cctgccacat gtgcatactg 1000 tgagctatgg agatgatgaggactccctca gcagcgccta catccagcgg 1050 gtcaacactg agctcatgaa ggctgccgctcggggtctca ccctgctctt 1100 cgcctcaggt gacagtgggg ccgggtgttg gtctgtctctggaagacacc 1150 agttccgccc taccttccct gcctccagcc cctatgtcac cacagtggga1200 ggcacatcct tccaggaacc tttcctcatc acaaatgaaa ttgttgacta 1250tatcagtggt ggtggcttca gcaatgtgtt cccacggcct tcataccagg 1300 aggaagctgtaacgaagttc ctgagctcta gcccccacct gccaccatcc 1350 agttacttca atgccagtggccgtgcctac ccagatgtgg ctgcactttc 1400 tgatggctac tgggtggtca gcaacagagtgcccattcca tgggtgtccg 1450 gaacctcggc ctctactcca gtgtttgggg ggatcctatccttgatcaat 1500 gagcacagga tccttagtgg ccgcccccct cttggctttc tcaacccaag1550 gctctaccag cagcatgggg caggtctctt tgatgtaacc cgtggctgcc 1600atgagtcctg tctggatgaa gaggtagagg gccagggttt ctgctctggt 1650 cctggctgggatcctgtaac aggctgggga acaccaactt cccagctttg 1700 ctgaagactc tactcaacccctgacccttt cctatcagga gagatggctt 1750 gtcccctgcc ctgaagctgg cagttcagtcccttattctg ccctgttgga 1800 agccctgctg aaccctcaac tattgactgc tgcagacagcttatctccct 1850 aaccctgaaa tgctgtgagc ttgacttgac tcccaaccct accatgctcc1900 atcatactca ggtctcccta ctcctgcctt agattcctca ataagatgct 1950gtaactagca ttttttgaat gcctctccct ccgcatctca tctttctctt 2000 ttcaatcaggcttttccaaa gggttgtata cagactctgt gcactatttc 2050 acttgatatt cattccccaattcactgcaa ggagacctct actgtcaccg 2100 tttactcttt cctaccctga catccagaaacaatggcctc cagtgcatac 2150 ttctcaatct ttgctttatg gcctttccat catagttgcccactccctct 2200 ccttacttag cttccaggtc ttaacttctc tgactactct tgtcttcctc2250 tctcatcaat ttctgcttct tcatggaatg ctgaccttca ttgctccatt 2300tgtagatttt tgctcttctc agtttactca ttgtcccctg gaacaaatca 2350 ctgacatctacaaccattac catctcacta aataagactt tctatccaat 2400 aatgattgat acctcaaatgtaaaaaa 2427 18 556 PRT Homo sapiens 18 Met Gly Leu Gln Ala Cys Leu LeuGly Leu Phe Ala Leu Ile Leu 1 5 10 15 Ser Gly Lys Cys Ser Tyr Ser ProGlu Pro Asp Gln Arg Arg Thr 20 25 30 Leu Pro Pro Gly Trp Val Ser Leu GlyArg Ala Asp Pro Glu Glu 35 40 45 Glu Leu Ser Leu Thr Phe Ala Leu Arg GlnGln Asn Val Glu Arg 50 55 60 Leu Ser Glu Leu Val Gln Ala Val Ser Asp ProSer Ser Pro Gln 65 70 75 Tyr Gly Lys Tyr Leu Thr Leu Glu Asn Val Ala AspLeu Val Arg 80 85 90 Pro Ser Pro Leu Thr Leu His Thr Val Gln Lys Trp LeuLeu Ala 95 100 105 Ala Gly Ala Gln Lys Cys His Ser Val Ile Thr Gln AspPhe Leu 110 115 120 Thr Cys Trp Leu Ser Ile Arg Gln Ala Glu Leu Leu LeuPro Gly 125 130 135 Ala Glu Phe His His Tyr Val Gly Gly Pro Thr Glu ThrHis Val 140 145 150 Val Arg Ser Pro His Pro Tyr Gln Leu Pro Gln Ala LeuAla Pro 155 160 165 His Val Asp Phe Val Gly Gly Leu His Arg Phe Pro ProThr Ser 170 175 180 Ser Leu Arg Gln Arg Pro Glu Pro Gln Val Thr Gly ThrVal Gly 185 190 195 Leu His Leu Gly Val Thr Pro Ser Val Ile Arg Lys ArgTyr Asn 200 205 210 Leu Thr Ser Gln Asp Val Gly Ser Gly Thr Ser Asn AsnSer Gln 215 220 225 Ala Cys Ala Gln Phe Leu Glu Gln Tyr Phe His Asp SerAsp Leu 230 235 240 Ala Gln Phe Met Arg Leu Phe Gly Gly Asn Phe Ala HisGln Ala 245 250 255 Ser Val Ala Arg Val Val Gly Gln Gln Gly Arg Gly ArgAla Gly 260 265 270 Ile Glu Ala Ser Leu Asp Val Gln Tyr Leu Met Ser AlaGly Ala 275 280 285 Asn Ile Ser Thr Trp Val Tyr Ser Ser Pro Gly Arg HisGlu Gly 290 295 300 Gln Glu Pro Phe Leu Gln Trp Leu Met Leu Leu Ser AsnGlu Ser 305 310 315 Ala Leu Pro His Val His Thr Val Ser Tyr Gly Asp AspGlu Asp 320 325 330 Ser Leu Ser Ser Ala Tyr Ile Gln Arg Val Asn Thr GluLeu Met 335 340 345 Lys Ala Ala Ala Arg Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Phe Ala SerGly Asp 350 355 360 Ser Gly Ala Gly Cys Trp Ser Val Ser Gly Arg His GlnPhe Arg 365 370 375 Pro Thr Phe Pro Ala Ser Ser Pro Tyr Val Thr Thr ValGly Gly 380 385 390 Thr Ser Phe Gln Glu Pro Phe Leu Ile Thr Asn Glu IleVal Asp 395 400 405 Tyr Ile Ser Gly Gly Gly Phe Ser Asn Val Phe Pro ArgPro Ser 410 415 420 Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Val Thr Lys Phe Leu Ser Ser SerPro His 425 430 435 Leu Pro Pro Ser Ser Tyr Phe Asn Ala Ser Gly Arg AlaTyr Pro 440 445 450 Asp Val Ala Ala Leu Ser Asp Gly Tyr Trp Val Val SerAsn Arg 455 460 465 Val Pro Ile Pro Trp Val Ser Gly Thr Ser Ala Ser ThrPro Val 470 475 480 Phe Gly Gly Ile Leu Ser Leu Ile Asn Glu His Arg IleLeu Ser 485 490 495 Gly Arg Pro Pro Leu Gly Phe Leu Asn Pro Arg Leu TyrGln Gln 500 505 510 His Gly Ala Gly Leu Phe Asp Val Thr Arg Gly Cys HisGlu Ser 515 520 525 Cys Leu Asp Glu Glu Val Glu Gly Gln Gly Phe Cys SerGly Pro 530 535 540 Gly Trp Asp Pro Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Thr Pro Thr SerGln Leu 545 550 555 Cys 19 2789 DNA Homo sapiens 19 gcagtattgagttttacttc ctcctctttt tagtggaaga cagaccataa 50 tcccagtgtg agtgaaattgattgtttcat ttattaccgt tttggctggg 100 ggttagttcc gacaccttca cagttgaagagcaggcagaa ggagttgtga 150 agacaggaca atcttcttgg ggatgctggt cctggaagccagcgggcctt 200 gctctgtctt tggcctcatt gaccccaggt tctctggtta aaactgaaag250 cctactactg gcctggtgcc catcaatcca ttgatccttg aggctgtgcc 300cctggggcac ccacctggca gggcctacca ccatgcgact gagctccctg 350 ttggctctgctgcggccagc gcttcccctc atcttagggc tgtctctggg 400 gtgcagcctg agcctcctgcgggtttcctg gatccagggg gagggagaag 450 atccctgtgt cgaggctgta ggggagcgaggagggccaca gaatccagat 500 tcgagagctc ggctagacca aagtgatgaa gacttcaaaccccggattgt 550 cccctactac agggacccca acaagcccta caagaaggtg ctcaggactc600 ggtacatcca gacagagctg ggctcccgtg agcggttgct ggtggctgtc 650ctgacctccc gagctacact gtccactttg gccgtggctg tgaaccgtac 700 ggtggcccatcacttccctc ggttactcta cttcactggg cagcgggggg 750 cccgggctcc agcagggatgcaggtggtgt ctcatgggga tgagcggccc 800 gcctggctca tgtcagagac cctgcgccaccttcacacac actttggggc 850 cgactacgac tggttcttca tcatgcagga tgacacatatgtgcaggccc 900 cccgcctggc agcccttgct ggccacctca gcatcaacca agacctgtac950 ttaggccggg cagaggagtt cattggcgca ggcgagcagg cccggtactg 1000tcatgggggc tttggctacc tgttgtcacg gagtctcctg cttcgtctgc 1050 ggccacatctggatggctgc cgaggagaca ttctcagtgc ccgtcctgac 1100 gagtggcttg gacgctgcctcattgactct ctgggcgtcg gctgtgtctc 1150 acagcaccag gggcagcagt atcgctcatttgaactggcc aaaaataggg 1200 accctgagaa ggaagggagc tcggctttcc tgagtgccttcgccgtgcac 1250 cctgtctccg aaggtaccct catgtaccgg ctccacaaac gcttcagcgc1300 tctggagttg gagcgggctt acagtgaaat agaacaactg caggctcaga 1350tccggaacct gaccgtgctg acccccgaag gggaggcagg gctgagctgg 1400 cccgttgggctccctgctcc tttcacacca cactctcgct ttgaggtgct 1450 gggctgggac tacttcacagagcagcacac cttctcctgt gcagatgggg 1500 ctcccaagtg cccactacag ggggctagcagggcggacgt gggtgatgcg 1550 ttggagactg ccctggagca gctcaatcgg cgctatcagccccgcctgcg 1600 cttccagaag cagcgactgc tcaacggcta tcggcgcttc gacccagcac1650 ggggcatgga gtacaccctg gacctgctgt tggaatgtgt gacacagcgt 1700gggcaccggc gggccctggc tcgcagggtc agcctgctgc ggccactgag 1750 ccgggtggaaatcctaccta tgccctatgt cactgaggcc acccgagtgc 1800 agctggtgct gccactcctggtggctgaag ctgctgcagc cccggctttc 1850 ctcgaggcgt ttgcagccaa tgtcctggagccacgagaac atgcattgct 1900 caccctgttg ctggtctacg ggccacgaga aggtggccgtggagctccag 1950 acccatttct tggggtgaag gctgcagcag cggagttaga gcgacggtac2000 cctgggacga ggctggcctg gctcgctgtg cgagcagagg ccccttccca 2050ggtgcgactc atggacgtgg tctcgaagaa gcaccctgtg gacactctct 2100 tcttccttaccaccgtgtgg acaaggcctg ggcccgaagt cctcaaccgc 2150 tgtcgcatga atgccatctctggctggcag gccttctttc cagtccattt 2200 ccaggagttc aatcctgccc tgtcaccacagagatcaccc ccagggcccc 2250 cgggggctgg ccctgacccc ccctcccctc ctggtgctgacccctcccgg 2300 ggggctccta taggggggag atttgaccgg caggcttctg cggagggctg2350 cttctacaac gctgactacc tggcggcccg agcccggctg gcaggtgaac 2400tggcaggcca ggaagaggag gaagccctgg aggggctgga ggtgatggat 2450 gttttcctccggttctcagg gctccacctc tttcgggccg tagagccagg 2500 gctggtgcag aagttctccctgcgagactg cagcccacgg ctcagtgaag 2550 aactctacca ccgctgccgc ctcagcaacctggaggggct agggggccgt 2600 gcccagctgg ctatggctct ctttgagcag gagcaggccaatagcactta 2650 gcccgcctgg gggccctaac ctcattacct ttcctttgtc tgcctcagcc2700 ccaggaaggg caaggcaaga tggtggacag atagagaatt gttgctgtat 2750tttttaaata tgaaaatgtt attaaacatg tcttctgcc 2789 20 772 PRT Homo sapiens20 Met Arg Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Ala Leu Leu Arg Pro Ala Leu Pro 1 5 10 15Leu Ile Leu Gly Leu Ser Leu Gly Cys Ser Leu Ser Leu Leu Arg 20 25 30 ValSer Trp Ile Gln Gly Glu Gly Glu Asp Pro Cys Val Glu Ala 35 40 45 Val GlyGlu Arg Gly Gly Pro Gln Asn Pro Asp Ser Arg Ala Arg 50 55 60 Leu Asp GlnSer Asp Glu Asp Phe Lys Pro Arg Ile Val Pro Tyr 65 70 75 Tyr Arg Asp ProAsn Lys Pro Tyr Lys Lys Val Leu Arg Thr Arg 80 85 90 Tyr Ile Gln Thr GluLeu Gly Ser Arg Glu Arg Leu Leu Val Ala 95 100 105 Val Leu Thr Ser ArgAla Thr Leu Ser Thr Leu Ala Val Ala Val 110 115 120 Asn Arg Thr Val AlaHis His Phe Pro Arg Leu Leu Tyr Phe Thr 125 130 135 Gly Gln Arg Gly AlaArg Ala Pro Ala Gly Met Gln Val Val Ser 140 145 150 His Gly Asp Glu ArgPro Ala Trp Leu Met Ser Glu Thr Leu Arg 155 160 165 His Leu His Thr HisPhe Gly Ala Asp Tyr Asp Trp Phe Phe Ile 170 175 180 Met Gln Asp Asp ThrTyr Val Gln Ala Pro Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu 185 190 195 Ala Gly His Leu SerIle Asn Gln Asp Leu Tyr Leu Gly Arg Ala 200 205 210 Glu Glu Phe Ile GlyAla Gly Glu Gln Ala Arg Tyr Cys His Gly 215 220 225 Gly Phe Gly Tyr LeuLeu Ser Arg Ser Leu Leu Leu Arg Leu Arg 230 235 240 Pro His Leu Asp GlyCys Arg Gly Asp Ile Leu Ser Ala Arg Pro 245 250 255 Asp Glu Trp Leu GlyArg Cys Leu Ile Asp Ser Leu Gly Val Gly 260 265 270 Cys Val Ser Gln HisGln Gly Gln Gln Tyr Arg Ser Phe Glu Leu 275 280 285 Ala Lys Asn Arg AspPro Glu Lys Glu Gly Ser Ser Ala Phe Leu 290 295 300 Ser Ala Phe Ala ValHis Pro Val Ser Glu Gly Thr Leu Met Tyr 305 310 315 Arg Leu His Lys ArgPhe Ser Ala Leu Glu Leu Glu Arg Ala Tyr 320 325 330 Ser Glu Ile Glu GlnLeu Gln Ala Gln Ile Arg Asn Leu Thr Val 335 340 345 Leu Thr Pro Glu GlyGlu Ala Gly Leu Ser Trp Pro Val Gly Leu 350 355 360 Pro Ala Pro Phe ThrPro His Ser Arg Phe Glu Val Leu Gly Trp 365 370 375 Asp Tyr Phe Thr GluGln His Thr Phe Ser Cys Ala Asp Gly Ala 380 385 390 Pro Lys Cys Pro LeuGln Gly Ala Ser Arg Ala Asp Val Gly Asp 395 400 405 Ala Leu Glu Thr AlaLeu Glu Gln Leu Asn Arg Arg Tyr Gln Pro 410 415 420 Arg Leu Arg Phe GlnLys Gln Arg Leu Leu Asn Gly Tyr Arg Arg 425 430 435 Phe Asp Pro Ala ArgGly Met Glu Tyr Thr Leu Asp Leu Leu Leu 440 445 450 Glu Cys Val Thr GlnArg Gly His Arg Arg Ala Leu Ala Arg Arg 455 460 465 Val Ser Leu Leu ArgPro Leu Ser Arg Val Glu Ile Leu Pro Met 470 475 480 Pro Tyr Val Thr GluAla Thr Arg Val Gln Leu Val Leu Pro Leu 485 490 495 Leu Val Ala Glu AlaAla Ala Ala Pro Ala Phe Leu Glu Ala Phe 500 505 510 Ala Ala Asn Val LeuGlu Pro Arg Glu His Ala Leu Leu Thr Leu 515 520 525 Leu Leu Val Tyr GlyPro Arg Glu Gly Gly Arg Gly Ala Pro Asp 530 535 540 Pro Phe Leu Gly ValLys Ala Ala Ala Ala Glu Leu Glu Arg Arg 545 550 555 Tyr Pro Gly Thr ArgLeu Ala Trp Leu Ala Val Arg Ala Glu Ala 560 565 570 Pro Ser Gln Val ArgLeu Met Asp Val Val Ser Lys Lys His Pro 575 580 585 Val Asp Thr Leu PhePhe Leu Thr Thr Val Trp Thr Arg Pro Gly 590 595 600 Pro Glu Val Leu AsnArg Cys Arg Met Asn Ala Ile Ser Gly Trp 605 610 615 Gln Ala Phe Phe ProVal His Phe Gln Glu Phe Asn Pro Ala Leu 620 625 630 Ser Pro Gln Arg SerPro Pro Gly Pro Pro Gly Ala Gly Pro Asp 635 640 645 Pro Pro Ser Pro ProGly Ala Asp Pro Ser Arg Gly Ala Pro Ile 650 655 660 Gly Gly Arg Phe AspArg Gln Ala Ser Ala Glu Gly Cys Phe Tyr 665 670 675 Asn Ala Asp Tyr LeuAla Ala Arg Ala Arg Leu Ala Gly Glu Leu 680 685 690 Ala Gly Gln Glu GluGlu Glu Ala Leu Glu Gly Leu Glu Val Met 695 700 705 Asp Val Phe Leu ArgPhe Ser Gly Leu His Leu Phe Arg Ala Val 710 715 720 Glu Pro Gly Leu ValGln Lys Phe Ser Leu Arg Asp Cys Ser Pro 725 730 735 Arg Leu Ser Glu GluLeu Tyr His Arg Cys Arg Leu Ser Asn Leu 740 745 750 Glu Gly Leu Gly GlyArg Ala Gln Leu Ala Met Ala Leu Phe Glu 755 760 765 Gln Glu Gln Ala AsnSer Thr 770 21 989 DNA Homo sapiens 21 gcgggcccgc gagtccgaga cctgtcccaggagctccagc tcacgtgacc 50 tgtcactgcc tcccgccgcc tcctgcccgc gccatgacccagccggtgcc 100 ccggctctcc gtgcccgccg cgctggccct gggctcagcc gcactgggcg150 ccgccttcgc cactggcctc ttcctgggga ggcggtgccc cccatggcga 200ggccggcgag agcagtgcct gcttcccccc gaggacagcc gcctgtggca 250 gtatcttctgagccgctcca tgcgggagca cccggcgctg cgaagcctga 300 ggctgctgac cctggagcagccgcaggggg attctatgat gacctgcgag 350 caggcccagc tcttggccaa cctggcgcggctcatccagg ccaagaaggc 400 gctggacctg ggcaccttca cgggctactc cgccctggccctggccctgg 450 cgctgcccgc ggacgggcgc gtggtgacct gcgaggtgga cgcgcagccc500 ccggagctgg gacggcccct gtggaggcag gccgaggcgg agcacaagat 550cgacctccgg ctgaagcccg ccttggagac cctggacgag ctgctggcgg 600 cgggcgaggccggcaccttc gacgtggccg tggtggatgc ggacaaggag 650 aactgctccg cctactacgagcgctgcctg cagctgctgc gacccggagg 700 catcctcgcc gtcctcagag tcctgtggcgcgggaaggtg ctgcaacctc 750 cgaaagggga cgtggcggcc gagtgtgtgc gaaacctaaacgaacgcatc 800 cggcgggacg tcagggtcta catcagcctc ctgcccctgg gcgatggact850 caccttggcc ttcaagatct agggctggcc cctagtgagt gggctcgagg 900gagggttgcc tgggaacccc aggaattgac cctgagtttt aaattcgaaa 950 ataaagtggggctgggacac aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 989 22 262 PRT Homo sapiens 22 Met ThrGln Pro Val Pro Arg Leu Ser Val Pro Ala Ala Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Leu GlySer Ala Ala Leu Gly Ala Ala Phe Ala Thr Gly Leu Phe 20 25 30 Leu Gly ArgArg Cys Pro Pro Trp Arg Gly Arg Arg Glu Gln Cys 35 40 45 Leu Leu Pro ProGlu Asp Ser Arg Leu Trp Gln Tyr Leu Leu Ser 50 55 60 Arg Ser Met Arg GluHis Pro Ala Leu Arg Ser Leu Arg Leu Leu 65 70 75 Thr Leu Glu Gln Pro GlnGly Asp Ser Met Met Thr Cys Glu Gln 80 85 90 Ala Gln Leu Leu Ala Asn LeuAla Arg Leu Ile Gln Ala Lys Lys 95 100 105 Ala Leu Asp Leu Gly Thr PheThr Gly Tyr Ser Ala Leu Ala Leu 110 115 120 Ala Leu Ala Leu Pro Ala AspGly Arg Val Val Thr Cys Glu Val 125 130 135 Asp Ala Gln Pro Pro Glu LeuGly Arg Pro Leu Trp Arg Gln Ala 140 145 150 Glu Ala Glu His Lys Ile AspLeu Arg Leu Lys Pro Ala Leu Glu 155 160 165 Thr Leu Asp Glu Leu Leu AlaAla Gly Glu Ala Gly Thr Phe Asp 170 175 180 Val Ala Val Val Asp Ala AspLys Glu Asn Cys Ser Ala Tyr Tyr 185 190 195 Glu Arg Cys Leu Gln Leu LeuArg Pro Gly Gly Ile Leu Ala Val 200 205 210 Leu Arg Val Leu Trp Arg GlyLys Val Leu Gln Pro Pro Lys Gly 215 220 225 Asp Val Ala Ala Glu Cys ValArg Asn Leu Asn Glu Arg Ile Arg 230 235 240 Arg Asp Val Arg Val Tyr IleSer Leu Leu Pro Leu Gly Asp Gly 245 250 255 Leu Thr Leu Ala Phe Lys Ile260 23 1662 DNA Homo sapiens 23 gcggccgcgt cgaccgggcc ctgcgggcgcggggctgaag gcggaaccac 50 gacgggcaga gagcacggag ccgggaagcc cctgggcgcccgtcggaggg 100 ctatggagca gcggccgcgg ggctgcgcgg cggtggcggc ggcgctcctc150 ctggtgctgc tgggggcccg ggcccagggc ggcactcgta gccccaggtg 200tgactgtgcc ggtgacttcc acaagaagat tggtctgttt tgttgcagag 250 gctgcccagcggggcactac ctgaaggccc cttgcacgga gccctgcggc 300 aactccacct gccttgtgtgtccccaagac accttcttgg cctgggagaa 350 ccaccataat tctgaatgtg cccgctgccaggcctgtgat gagcaggcct 400 cccaggtggc gctggagaac tgttcagcag tggccgacacccgctgtggc 450 tgtaagccag gctggtttgt ggagtgccag gtcagccaat gtgtcagcag500 ttcacccttc tactgccaac catgcctaga ctgcggggcc ctgcaccgcc 550acacacggct actctgttcc cgcagagata ctgactgtgg gacctgcctg 600 cctggcttctatgaacatgg cgatggctgc gtgtcctgcc ccacgagcac 650 cctggggagc tgtccagagcgctgtgccgc tgtctgtggc tggaggcaga 700 tgttctgggt ccaggtgctc ctggctggccttgtggtccc cctcctgctt 750 ggggccaccc tgacctacac ataccgccac tgctggcctcacaagcccct 800 ggttactgca gatgaagctg ggatggaggc tctgacccca ccaccggcca850 cccatctgtc acccttggac agcgcccaca cccttctagc acctcctgac 900agcagtgaga agatctgcac cgtccagttg gtgggtaaca gctggacccc 950 tggctaccccgagacccagg aggcgctctg cccgcaggtg acatggtcct 1000 gggaccagtt gcccagcagagctcttggcc ccgctgctgc gcccacactc 1050 tcgccagagt ccccagccgg ctcgccagccatgatgctgc agccgggccc 1100 gcagctctac gacgtgatgg acgcggtccc agcgcggcgctggaaggagt 1150 tcgtgcgcac gctggggctg cgcgaggcag agatcgaagc cgtggaggtg1200 gagatcggcc gcttccgaga ccagcagtac gagatgctca agcgctggcg 1250ccagcagcag cccgcgggcc tcggagccgt ttacgcggcc ctggagcgca 1300 tggggctggacggctgcgtg gaagacttgc gcagccgcct gcagcgcggc 1350 ccgtgacacg gcgcccacttgccacctagg cgctctggtg gcccttgcag 1400 aagccctaag tacggttact tatgcgtgtagacattttat gtcacttatt 1450 aagccgctgg cacggccctg cgtagcagca ccagccggccccacccctgc 1500 tcgcccctat cgctccagcc aaggcgaaga agcacgaacg aatgtcgaga1550 gggggtgaag acatttctca acttctcggc cggagtttgg ctgagatcgc 1600ggtattaaat ctgtgaaaga aaacaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaagt 1650 cgacgcggccgc 1662 24 417 PRT Homo sapiens 24 Met Glu Gln Arg Pro Arg Gly Cys AlaAla Val Ala Ala Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Val Leu Leu Gly Ala Arg AlaGln Gly Gly Thr Arg Ser 20 25 30 Pro Arg Cys Asp Cys Ala Gly Asp Phe HisLys Lys Ile Gly Leu 35 40 45 Phe Cys Cys Arg Gly Cys Pro Ala Gly His TyrLeu Lys Ala Pro 50 55 60 Cys Thr Glu Pro Cys Gly Asn Ser Thr Cys Leu ValCys Pro Gln 65 70 75 Asp Thr Phe Leu Ala Trp Glu Asn His His Asn Ser GluCys Ala 80 85 90 Arg Cys Gln Ala Cys Asp Glu Gln Ala Ser Gln Val Ala LeuGlu 95 100 105 Asn Cys Ser Ala Val Ala Asp Thr Arg Cys Gly Cys Lys ProGly 110 115 120 Trp Phe Val Glu Cys Gln Val Ser Gln Cys Val Ser Ser SerPro 125 130 135 Phe Tyr Cys Gln Pro Cys Leu Asp Cys Gly Ala Leu His ArgHis 140 145 150 Thr Arg Leu Leu Cys Ser Arg Arg Asp Thr Asp Cys Gly ThrCys 155 160 165 Leu Pro Gly Phe Tyr Glu His Gly Asp Gly Cys Val Ser CysPro 170 175 180 Thr Ser Thr Leu Gly Ser Cys Pro Glu Arg Cys Ala Ala ValCys 185 190 195 Gly Trp Arg Gln Met Phe Trp Val Gln Val Leu Leu Ala GlyLeu 200 205 210 Val Val Pro Leu Leu Leu Gly Ala Thr Leu Thr Tyr Thr TyrArg 215 220 225 His Cys Trp Pro His Lys Pro Leu Val Thr Ala Asp Glu AlaGly 230 235 240 Met Glu Ala Leu Thr Pro Pro Pro Ala Thr His Leu Ser ProLeu 245 250 255 Asp Ser Ala His Thr Leu Leu Ala Pro Pro Asp Ser Ser GluLys 260 265 270 Ile Cys Thr Val Gln Leu Val Gly Asn Ser Trp Thr Pro GlyTyr 275 280 285 Pro Glu Thr Gln Glu Ala Leu Cys Pro Gln Val Thr Trp SerTrp 290 295 300 Asp Gln Leu Pro Ser Arg Ala Leu Gly Pro Ala Ala Ala ProThr 305 310 315 Leu Ser Pro Glu Ser Pro Ala Gly Ser Pro Ala Met Met LeuGln 320 325 330 Pro Gly Pro Gln Leu Tyr Asp Val Met Asp Ala Val Pro AlaArg 335 340 345 Arg Trp Lys Glu Phe Val Arg Thr Leu Gly Leu Arg Glu AlaGlu 350 355 360 Ile Glu Ala Val Glu Val Glu Ile Gly Arg Phe Arg Asp GlnGln 365 370 375 Tyr Glu Met Leu Lys Arg Trp Arg Gln Gln Gln Pro Ala GlyLeu 380 385 390 Gly Ala Val Tyr Ala Ala Leu Glu Arg Met Gly Leu Asp GlyCys 395 400 405 Val Glu Asp Leu Arg Ser Arg Leu Gln Arg Gly Pro 410 41525 893 DNA Homo sapiens 25 gtcatgccag tgcctgctct gtgcctgctc tgggccctggcaatggtgac 50 ccggcctgcc tcagcggccc ccatgggcgg cccagaactg gcacagcatg 100aggagctgac cctgctcttc catgggaccc tgcagctggg ccaggccctc 150 aacggtgtgtacaggaccac ggagggacgg ctgacaaagg ccaggaacag 200 cctgggtctc tatggccgcacaatagaact cctggggcag gaggtcagcc 250 ggggccggga tgcagcccag gaacttcgggcaagcctgtt ggagactcag 300 atggaggagg atattctgca gctgcaggca gaggccacagctgaggtgct 350 gggggaggtg gcccaggcac agaaggtgct acgggacagc gtgcagcggc400 tagaagtcca gctgaggagc gcctggctgg gccctgccta ccgagaattt 450gaggtcttaa aggctcacgc tgacaagcag agccacatcc tatgggccct 500 cacaggccacgtgcagcggc agaggcggga gatggtggca cagcagcatc 550 ggctgcgaca gatccaggagagactccaca cagcggcgct cccagcctga 600 atctgcctgg atggaactga ggaccaatcatgctgcaagg aacacttcca 650 cgccccgtga ggcccctgtg cagggaggag ctgcctgttcactgggatca 700 gccagggcgc cgggccccac ttctgagcac agagcagaga cagacgcagg750 cggggacaaa ggcagaggat gtagccccat tggggagggg tggaggaagg 800acatgtaccc tttcatgcct acacacccct cattaaagca gagtcgtggc 850 atttcaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaa 893 26 198 PRT Homo sapiens 26 MetPro Val Pro Ala Leu Cys Leu Leu Trp Ala Leu Ala Met Val 1 5 10 15 ThrArg Pro Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Met Gly Gly Pro Glu Leu Ala 20 25 30 Gln HisGlu Glu Leu Thr Leu Leu Phe His Gly Thr Leu Gln Leu 35 40 45 Gly Gln AlaLeu Asn Gly Val Tyr Arg Thr Thr Glu Gly Arg Leu 50 55 60 Thr Lys Ala ArgAsn Ser Leu Gly Leu Tyr Gly Arg Thr Ile Glu 65 70 75 Leu Leu Gly Gln GluVal Ser Arg Gly Arg Asp Ala Ala Gln Glu 80 85 90 Leu Arg Ala Ser Leu LeuGlu Thr Gln Met Glu Glu Asp Ile Leu 95 100 105 Gln Leu Gln Ala Glu AlaThr Ala Glu Val Leu Gly Glu Val Ala 110 115 120 Gln Ala Gln Lys Val LeuArg Asp Ser Val Gln Arg Leu Glu Val 125 130 135 Gln Leu Arg Ser Ala TrpLeu Gly Pro Ala Tyr Arg Glu Phe Glu 140 145 150 Val Leu Lys Ala His AlaAsp Lys Gln Ser His Ile Leu Trp Ala 155 160 165 Leu Thr Gly His Val GlnArg Gln Arg Arg Glu Met Val Ala Gln 170 175 180 Gln His Arg Leu Arg GlnIle Gln Glu Arg Leu His Thr Ala Ala 185 190 195 Leu Pro Ala 27 569 DNAHomo sapiens 27 gcgaggaccg ggtataagaa gcctcgtggc cttgcccggg cagccgcagg50 ttccccgcgc gccccgagcc cccgcgccat gaagctcgcc gccctcctgg 100 ggctctgcgtggccctgtcc tgcagctccg ctgctgcttt cttagtgggc 150 tcggccaagc ctgtggcccagcctgtcgct gcgctggagt cggcggcgga 200 ggccggggcc gggaccctgg ccaaccccctcggcaccctc aacccgctga 250 agctcctgct gagcagcctg ggcatccccg tgaaccacctcatagagggc 300 tcccagaagt gtgtggctga gctgggtccc caggccgtgg gggccgtgaa350 ggccctgaag gccctgctgg gggccctgac agtgtttggc tgagccgaga 400ctggagcatc tacacctgag gacaagacgc tgcccacccg cgagggctga 450 aaaccccgccgcggggagga ccgtccatcc ccttcccccg gcccctctca 500 ataaacgtgg ttaagagcaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 550 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 569 28 104 PRTHomo sapiens 28 Met Lys Leu Ala Ala Leu Leu Gly Leu Cys Val Ala Leu SerCys 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Ala Ala Ala Phe Leu Val Gly Ser Ala Lys Pro ValAla 20 25 30 Gln Pro Val Ala Ala Leu Glu Ser Ala Ala Glu Ala Gly Ala Gly35 40 45 Thr Leu Ala Asn Pro Leu Gly Thr Leu Asn Pro Leu Lys Leu Leu 5055 60 Leu Ser Ser Leu Gly Ile Pro Val Asn His Leu Ile Glu Gly Ser 65 7075 Gln Lys Cys Val Ala Glu Leu Gly Pro Gln Ala Val Gly Ala Val 80 85 90Lys Ala Leu Lys Ala Leu Leu Gly Ala Leu Thr Val Phe Gly 95 100 29 1706DNA Homo sapiens 29 ggagcgctgc tggaacccga gccggagccg gagccacagcggggagggtg 50 gcctggcggc ctggagccgg acgtgtccgg ggcgtccccg cagaccgggg 100cagcaggtcg tccgggggcc caccatgctg gtgactgcct accttgcttt 150 tgtaggcctcctggcctcct gcctggggct ggaactgtca agatgccggg 200 ctaaaccccc tggaagggcctgcagcaatc cctccttcct tcggtttcaa 250 ctggacttct atcaggtcta cttcctggccctggcagctg attggcttca 300 ggccccctac ctctataaac tctaccagca ttactacttcctggaaggtc 350 aaattgccat cctctatgtc tgtggccttg cctctacagt cctctttggc400 ctagtggcct cctcccttgt ggattggctg ggtcgcaaga attcttgtgt 450cctcttctcc ctgacttact cactatgctg cttaaccaaa ctctctcaag 500 actactttgtgctgctagtg gggcgagcac ttggtgggct gtccacagcc 550 ctgctcttct cagccttcgaggcctggtat atccatgagc acgtggaacg 600 gcatgacttc cctgctgagt ggatcccagctacctttgct cgagctgcct 650 tctggaacca tgtgctggct gtagtggcag gtgtggcagctgaggctgta 700 gccagctgga tagggctggg gcctgtagcg ccctttgtgg ctgccatccc750 tctcctggct ctggcagggg ccttggccct tcgaaactgg ggggagaact 800atgaccggca gcgtgccttc tcaaggacct gtgctggagg cctgcgctgc 850 ctcctgtcggaccgccgcgt gctgctgctg ggcaccatac aagctctatt 900 tgagagtgtc atcttcatctttgtcttcct ctggacacct gtgctggacc 950 cacacggggc ccctctgggc attatcttctccagcttcat ggcagccagc 1000 ctgcttggct cttccctgta ccgtatcgcc acctccaagaggtaccacct 1050 tcagcccatg cacctgctgt cccttgctgt gctcatcgtc gtcttctctc1100 tcttcatgtt gactttctct accagcccag gccaggagag tccggtggag 1150tccttcatag cctttctact tattgagttg gcttgtggat tatactttcc 1200 cagcatgagcttcctacgga gaaaggtgat ccctgagaca gagcaggctg 1250 gtgtactcaa ctggttccgggtacctctgc actcactggc ttgcctaggg 1300 ctccttgtcc tccatgacag tgatcgaaaaacaggcactc ggaatatgtt 1350 cagcatttgc tctgctgtca tggtgatggc tctgctggcagtggtgggac 1400 tcttcaccgt ggtaaggcat gatgctgagc tgcgggtacc ttcacctact1450 gaggagccct atgcccctga gctgtaaccc cactccagga caagatagct 1500gggacagact cttgaattcc agctatccgg gattgtacag atctctctgt 1550 gactgactttgtgactgtcc tgtggtttct cctgccattg ctttgtgttt 1600 gggaggacat gatgggggtgatggactgga aagaaggtgc caaaagttcc 1650 ctctgtgtta ctcccattta gaaaataaacacttttaaat gatcaaaaaa 1700 aaaaaa 1706 30 450 PRT Homo sapiens 30 MetLeu Val Thr Ala Tyr Leu Ala Phe Val Gly Leu Leu Ala Ser 1 5 10 15 CysLeu Gly Leu Glu Leu Ser Arg Cys Arg Ala Lys Pro Pro Gly 20 25 30 Arg AlaCys Ser Asn Pro Ser Phe Leu Arg Phe Gln Leu Asp Phe 35 40 45 Tyr Gln ValTyr Phe Leu Ala Leu Ala Ala Asp Trp Leu Gln Ala 50 55 60 Pro Tyr Leu TyrLys Leu Tyr Gln His Tyr Tyr Phe Leu Glu Gly 65 70 75 Gln Ile Ala Ile LeuTyr Val Cys Gly Leu Ala Ser Thr Val Leu 80 85 90 Phe Gly Leu Val Ala SerSer Leu Val Asp Trp Leu Gly Arg Lys 95 100 105 Asn Ser Cys Val Leu PheSer Leu Thr Tyr Ser Leu Cys Cys Leu 110 115 120 Thr Lys Leu Ser Gln AspTyr Phe Val Leu Leu Val Gly Arg Ala 125 130 135 Leu Gly Gly Leu Ser ThrAla Leu Leu Phe Ser Ala Phe Glu Ala 140 145 150 Trp Tyr Ile His Glu HisVal Glu Arg His Asp Phe Pro Ala Glu 155 160 165 Trp Ile Pro Ala Thr PheAla Arg Ala Ala Phe Trp Asn His Val 170 175 180 Leu Ala Val Val Ala GlyVal Ala Ala Glu Ala Val Ala Ser Trp 185 190 195 Ile Gly Leu Gly Pro ValAla Pro Phe Val Ala Ala Ile Pro Leu 200 205 210 Leu Ala Leu Ala Gly AlaLeu Ala Leu Arg Asn Trp Gly Glu Asn 215 220 225 Tyr Asp Arg Gln Arg AlaPhe Ser Arg Thr Cys Ala Gly Gly Leu 230 235 240 Arg Cys Leu Leu Ser AspArg Arg Val Leu Leu Leu Gly Thr Ile 245 250 255 Gln Ala Leu Phe Glu SerVal Ile Phe Ile Phe Val Phe Leu Trp 260 265 270 Thr Pro Val Leu Asp ProHis Gly Ala Pro Leu Gly Ile Ile Phe 275 280 285 Ser Ser Phe Met Ala AlaSer Leu Leu Gly Ser Ser Leu Tyr Arg 290 295 300 Ile Ala Thr Ser Lys ArgTyr His Leu Gln Pro Met His Leu Leu 305 310 315 Ser Leu Ala Val Leu IleVal Val Phe Ser Leu Phe Met Leu Thr 320 325 330 Phe Ser Thr Ser Pro GlyGln Glu Ser Pro Val Glu Ser Phe Ile 335 340 345 Ala Phe Leu Leu Ile GluLeu Ala Cys Gly Leu Tyr Phe Pro Ser 350 355 360 Met Ser Phe Leu Arg ArgLys Val Ile Pro Glu Thr Glu Gln Ala 365 370 375 Gly Val Leu Asn Trp PheArg Val Pro Leu His Ser Leu Ala Cys 380 385 390 Leu Gly Leu Leu Val LeuHis Asp Ser Asp Arg Lys Thr Gly Thr 395 400 405 Arg Asn Met Phe Ser IleCys Ser Ala Val Met Val Met Ala Leu 410 415 420 Leu Ala Val Val Gly LeuPhe Thr Val Val Arg His Asp Ala Glu 425 430 435 Leu Arg Val Pro Ser ProThr Glu Glu Pro Tyr Ala Pro Glu Leu 440 445 450 31 1964 DNA Homo sapiens31 ccagctgcag agaggaggag gtgagctgca gagaagagga ggttggtgtg 50 gagcacaggcagcaccgagc ctgccccgtg agctgagggc ctgcagtctg 100 cggctggaat caggatagacaccaaggcag gacccccaga gatgctgaag 150 cctctttgga aagcagcagt ggcccccacatggccatgct ccatgccgcc 200 ccgccgcccg tgggacagag aggctggcac gttgcaggtcctgggagcgc 250 tggctgtgct gtggctgggc tccgtggctc ttatctgcct cctgtggcaa300 gtgccccgtc ctcccacctg gggccaggtg cagcccaagg acgtgcccag 350gtcctgggag catggctcca gcccagcttg ggagcccctg gaagcagagg 400 ccaggcagcagagggactcc tgccagcttg tccttgtgga aagcatcccc 450 caggacctgc catctgcagccggcagcccc tctgcccagc ctctgggcca 500 ggcctggctg cagctgctgg acactgcccaggagagcgtc cacgtggctt 550 catactactg gtccctcaca gggcctgaca tcggggtcaacgactcgtct 600 tcccagctgg gagaggctct tctgcagaag ctgcagcagc tgctgggcag650 gaacatttcc ctggctgtgg ccaccagcag cccgacactg gccaggacat 700ccaccgacct gcaggttctg gctgcccgag gtgcccatgt acgacaggtg 750 cccatggggcggctcaccag gggtgttttg cactccaaat tctgggttgt 800 ggatggacgg cacatatacatgggcagtgc caacatggac tggcggtctc 850 tgacgcaggt gaaggagctt ggcgctgtcatctataactg cagccacctg 900 gcccaagacc tggagaagac cttccagacc tactgggtactgggggtgcc 950 caaggctgtc ctccccaaaa cctggcctca gaacttctca tctcacttca1000 accgtttcca gcccttccac ggcctctttg atggggtgcc caccactgcc 1050tacttctcag cgtcgccacc agcactctgt ccccagggcc gcacccggga 1100 cctggaggcgctgctggcgg tgatggggag cgcccaggag ttcatctatg 1150 cctccgtgat ggagtatttccccaccacgc gcttcagcca ccccccgagg 1200 tactggccgg tgctggacaa cgcgctgcgggcggcagcct tcggcaaggg 1250 cgtgcgcgtg cgcctgctgg tcggctgcgg actcaacacggaccccacca 1300 tgttccccta cctgcggtcc ctgcaggcgc tcagcaaccc cgcggccaac1350 gtctctgtgg acgtgaaagt cttcatcgtg ccggtgggga accattccaa 1400catcccattc agcagggtga accacagcaa gttcatggtc acggagaagg 1450 cagcctacataggcacctcc aactggtcgg aggattactt cagcagcacg 1500 gcgggggtgg gcttggtggtcacccagagc cctggcgcgc agcccgcggg 1550 ggccacggtg caggagcagc tgcggcagctctttgagcgg gactggagtt 1600 cgcgctacgc cgtcggcctg gacggacagg ctccgggccaggactgcgtt 1650 tggcagggct gaggggggcc tctttttctc tcggcgaccc cgccccgcac1700 gcgccctccc ctctgacccc ggcctgggct tcagccgctt cctcccgcaa 1750gcagcccggg tccgcactgc gccaggagcc gcctgcgacc gcccgggcgt 1800 cgcaaaccgcccgcctgctc tctgatttcc gagtccagcc ccccctgagc 1850 cccacctcct ccagggagccctccaggaag ccccttccct gactcctggc 1900 ccacaggcca ggcctaaaaa aaactcgtggcttcaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1950 aaaaaaaaaa aaaa 1964 32 489 PRT Homo sapiens32 Met Pro Pro Arg Arg Pro Trp Asp Arg Glu Ala Gly Thr Leu Gln 1 5 10 15Val Leu Gly Ala Leu Ala Val Leu Trp Leu Gly Ser Val Ala Leu 20 25 30 IleCys Leu Leu Trp Gln Val Pro Arg Pro Pro Thr Trp Gly Gln 35 40 45 Val GlnPro Lys Asp Val Pro Arg Ser Trp Glu His Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Pro Ala TrpGlu Pro Leu Glu Ala Glu Ala Arg Gln Gln Arg Asp 65 70 75 Ser Cys Gln LeuVal Leu Val Glu Ser Ile Pro Gln Asp Leu Pro 80 85 90 Ser Ala Ala Gly SerPro Ser Ala Gln Pro Leu Gly Gln Ala Trp 95 100 105 Leu Gln Leu Leu AspThr Ala Gln Glu Ser Val His Val Ala Ser 110 115 120 Tyr Tyr Trp Ser LeuThr Gly Pro Asp Ile Gly Val Asn Asp Ser 125 130 135 Ser Ser Gln Leu GlyGlu Ala Leu Leu Gln Lys Leu Gln Gln Leu 140 145 150 Leu Gly Arg Asn IleSer Leu Ala Val Ala Thr Ser Ser Pro Thr 155 160 165 Leu Ala Arg Thr SerThr Asp Leu Gln Val Leu Ala Ala Arg Gly 170 175 180 Ala His Val Arg GlnVal Pro Met Gly Arg Leu Thr Arg Gly Val 185 190 195 Leu His Ser Lys PheTrp Val Val Asp Gly Arg His Ile Tyr Met 200 205 210 Gly Ser Ala Asn MetAsp Trp Arg Ser Leu Thr Gln Val Lys Glu 215 220 225 Leu Gly Ala Val IleTyr Asn Cys Ser His Leu Ala Gln Asp Leu 230 235 240 Glu Lys Thr Phe GlnThr Tyr Trp Val Leu Gly Val Pro Lys Ala 245 250 255 Val Leu Pro Lys ThrTrp Pro Gln Asn Phe Ser Ser His Phe Asn 260 265 270 Arg Phe Gln Pro PheHis Gly Leu Phe Asp Gly Val Pro Thr Thr 275 280 285 Ala Tyr Phe Ser AlaSer Pro Pro Ala Leu Cys Pro Gln Gly Arg 290 295 300 Thr Arg Asp Leu GluAla Leu Leu Ala Val Met Gly Ser Ala Gln 305 310 315 Glu Phe Ile Tyr AlaSer Val Met Glu Tyr Phe Pro Thr Thr Arg 320 325 330 Phe Ser His Pro ProArg Tyr Trp Pro Val Leu Asp Asn Ala Leu 335 340 345 Arg Ala Ala Ala PheGly Lys Gly Val Arg Val Arg Leu Leu Val 350 355 360 Gly Cys Gly Leu AsnThr Asp Pro Thr Met Phe Pro Tyr Leu Arg 365 370 375 Ser Leu Gln Ala LeuSer Asn Pro Ala Ala Asn Val Ser Val Asp 380 385 390 Val Lys Val Phe IleVal Pro Val Gly Asn His Ser Asn Ile Pro 395 400 405 Phe Ser Arg Val AsnHis Ser Lys Phe Met Val Thr Glu Lys Ala 410 415 420 Ala Tyr Ile Gly ThrSer Asn Trp Ser Glu Asp Tyr Phe Ser Ser 425 430 435 Thr Ala Gly Val GlyLeu Val Val Thr Gln Ser Pro Gly Ala Gln 440 445 450 Pro Ala Gly Ala ThrVal Gln Glu Gln Leu Arg Gln Leu Phe Glu 455 460 465 Arg Asp Trp Ser SerArg Tyr Ala Val Gly Leu Asp Gly Gln Ala 470 475 480 Pro Gly Gln Asp CysVal Trp Gln Gly 485 33 3130 DNA Homo sapiens 33 atcctctaga gatccctcgacctcgaccca cgcgtccgag aagctccgcg 50 gacgggaagg taaactgagc tccccagagacgctcatcct acagcctcag 100 ctcgggccca gccttctctc tccagctgcc accacagcctggaggcgcct 150 gcctccaccc tcccgaatgg tgctcctcct agcaggcctc ggtccaggat200 ccaagccccc tttgccccct gccttggagc tgttgctccg ggtttgtcac 250agtggactcc ctgtggcggg aagggaagaa cttttgcaca gacaaggctt 300 cagctctaggaaccccactg acaacttgaa tctcaacctc taacctagtg 350 tgaggttctt cctgtgcccaccttttctgc cttttgagaa gagaaactct 400 tctcctggcc atctagagcc caggaagccccaagctgggg ccctggtccc 450 agcatgtcag tcctctcttg tgcatagggc tctgccctccccctgtcagc 500 atggctgagc tcagacaggt tccaggaggg cgggagaccc cacaggggga550 gctgcggcct gaagttgtag aggatgaagt ccctaggagc ccagtcgcag 600aagagcctgg aggaggtgga agcagcagca gtgaggccaa attgtcccca 650 agagaggaggaagaactgga tcctagaata caggaggagt tggagcacct 700 gaaccaggcc agcgaggagatcaaccaggt ggaactacag ctggatgagg 750 ccaggaccac ctatcggagg atcctacaggagtcggcgag gaaactgaat 800 acacagggtt cccacttggg gagctgcatc gagaaagcccggccctacta 850 tgaggctcgg cggctggcta aggaggctca gcaggagaca cagaaggcag900 cgctgcggta cgagcgggcc gtaagcatgc acaacgctgc tcgagaaatg 950gtgtttgtgg ctgagcaggg cgtcatggct gacaagaacc gactggaccc 1000 cacgtggcaggagatgctga accatgctac ctgcaaggtg aatgaggcgg 1050 aggaagagcg gcttcgaggtgagcgggagc accagcgagt gactcggctg 1100 tgccaacagg ctgaggctcg ggtccaagccctgcagaaga ccctccggag 1150 ggccatcggc aagagccgcc cctactttga gctcaaggcccagttcagcc 1200 agatcctgga ggagcacaag gccaaggtga cagaactgga gcagcaggta1250 gctcaggcca agacgcgcta ctccgtggcc cttcgtaacc tggagcagat 1300cagcgagcag attcacgcac ggcgccgcgg gggtctgcct ccccaccccc 1350 tgggccctcggcgctcctcc cccgtggggg ccgaggcagg acccgaggac 1400 atggaggacg gagacagcgggattgagggg gccgagggtg cggggctgga 1450 ggagggcagc agcctggggc ccggccccgcccccgacacc gataccctga 1500 gtctgctgag cctgcgcacg gtggcttcag acctgcagaagtgcgactcc 1550 gtggagcact tgcgaggcct ctcggaccac gtcagtctgg acggccaaga1600 gctgggaacg cggagtggag ggcgccgggg cagcgacggc ggagcccgtg 1650ggggtcggca ccagcgcagc gtcagcctgt agccgagggg ccagggttcc 1700 tggcttgaatctgccaccac gggccggttg gggcccacag tcttctcacg 1750 ccctctcctc tggggcctcgtcttcccgaa ggtccccttc tccagtgctt 1800 ccctgggaga ggccagctgt gttcgagtcctctgtgcctg ccctggcgtt 1850 ctcacagcct cccccttccc ctcagcaggc ggctctctttgccttaccca 1900 ttcagaaggc tcgccctcgg cgctctgtct gcctctgcct gccagctcat1950 cacgatctgc agggcattga ccctttgctt tccctttctg ctccctctct 2000ttccatctgt ttggcttttt ccctcaggga acttggtcta gaaggcactg 2050 ggaagctcatcagagaaaat gggtgctggg cctgagtact cccgtcggag 2100 gggatggaca gtcacccctcccgttggttt ccagccccgc cccccttccc 2150 aaggcaactc tggagggtac cctaggtatgctgctgagcc ctgccccccg 2200 tcctgctcca gcctgcccgt gtgtaacctg taagatgtactgtgtgcctc 2250 cggaagacac cacctttccc ttcagcattc cctttcatga cctgaggcac2300 tctgcgatgt gtgccccaaa gcagaactta cagggcctgc aggaagctgg 2350tgtcagggag agaaacccaa ccccactgtc aacataggga gcatcaccaa 2400 ctccagactggctcctgtgg gtatggtgtt tccgctgggc tgggtcctca 2450 acattgccaa ggtgctagtgggtccctaag agggcccatg ttgggggtga 2500 agtcatgagg tcctgaaggc ttaggcccctgtcattccca ccctcactct 2550 tgctgcacag ttgtgtttac tttttctggg tagaggatgctgaactgact 2600 cagcaccctc ctgcaggacg gggttaggga atttggtgct caattgctct2650 cccttgctct tccccaaact gaaaatacct actgcaggat ccctcggggc 2700acactgaagc ttggctgcca accctcttac ttcctttgtt acagggaggg 2750 gttggcttggggtgaaaagt tctgccctcc gcagggagca gctccagctg 2800 cctggcagtg ctcccagtttgtagggaagc cacaccagat ctgggtgcct 2850 tgggagaacc agtccttcct tttgacccaccccaggaaga tggagtgctc 2900 ttttctaggc ccatgttctg ccagcaaccg ggatgcgtgggcaactggac 2950 tctgcacggg ggtctacagg ttgagggagg ttggtcacaa tgagaacctc3000 ggggtttgag gtggccatgg gcagacagcc gaaagggagg gagggtgtgg 3050gtgtgcgtgt gtgcatgtgc tggtgtgtaa gggggaaagg gtctttcctg 3100 gttttatttaaataaagtag tttatgtaac 3130 34 393 PRT Homo sapiens 34 Met Ala Glu LeuArg Gln Val Pro Gly Gly Arg Glu Thr Pro Gln 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu Leu ArgPro Glu Val Val Glu Asp Glu Val Pro Arg Ser 20 25 30 Pro Val Ala Glu GluPro Gly Gly Gly Gly Ser Ser Ser Ser Glu 35 40 45 Ala Lys Leu Ser Pro ArgGlu Glu Glu Glu Leu Asp Pro Arg Ile 50 55 60 Gln Glu Glu Leu Glu His LeuAsn Gln Ala Ser Glu Glu Ile Asn 65 70 75 Gln Val Glu Leu Gln Leu Asp GluAla Arg Thr Thr Tyr Arg Arg 80 85 90 Ile Leu Gln Glu Ser Ala Arg Lys LeuAsn Thr Gln Gly Ser His 95 100 105 Leu Gly Ser Cys Ile Glu Lys Ala ArgPro Tyr Tyr Glu Ala Arg 110 115 120 Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Ala Gln Gln GluThr Gln Lys Ala Ala Leu 125 130 135 Arg Tyr Glu Arg Ala Val Ser Met HisAsn Ala Ala Arg Glu Met 140 145 150 Val Phe Val Ala Glu Gln Gly Val MetAla Asp Lys Asn Arg Leu 155 160 165 Asp Pro Thr Trp Gln Glu Met Leu AsnHis Ala Thr Cys Lys Val 170 175 180 Asn Glu Ala Glu Glu Glu Arg Leu ArgGly Glu Arg Glu His Gln 185 190 195 Arg Val Thr Arg Leu Cys Gln Gln AlaGlu Ala Arg Val Gln Ala 200 205 210 Leu Gln Lys Thr Leu Arg Arg Ala IleGly Lys Ser Arg Pro Tyr 215 220 225 Phe Glu Leu Lys Ala Gln Phe Ser GlnIle Leu Glu Glu His Lys 230 235 240 Ala Lys Val Thr Glu Leu Glu Gln GlnVal Ala Gln Ala Lys Thr 245 250 255 Arg Tyr Ser Val Ala Leu Arg Asn LeuGlu Gln Ile Ser Glu Gln 260 265 270 Ile His Ala Arg Arg Arg Gly Gly LeuPro Pro His Pro Leu Gly 275 280 285 Pro Arg Arg Ser Ser Pro Val Gly AlaGlu Ala Gly Pro Glu Asp 290 295 300 Met Glu Asp Gly Asp Ser Gly Ile GluGly Ala Glu Gly Ala Gly 305 310 315 Leu Glu Glu Gly Ser Ser Leu Gly ProGly Pro Ala Pro Asp Thr 320 325 330 Asp Thr Leu Ser Leu Leu Ser Leu ArgThr Val Ala Ser Asp Leu 335 340 345 Gln Lys Cys Asp Ser Val Glu His LeuArg Gly Leu Ser Asp His 350 355 360 Val Ser Leu Asp Gly Gln Glu Leu GlyThr Arg Ser Gly Gly Arg 365 370 375 Arg Gly Ser Asp Gly Gly Ala Arg GlyGly Arg His Gln Arg Ser 380 385 390 Val Ser Leu 35 3316 DNA Homo sapiens35 ctgccaggtg acagccgcca agatggggtc ttgggccctg ctgtggcctc 50 ccctgctgttcaccgggctg ctcgtccgac ccccggggac catggcccag 100 gcccagtact gctctgtgaacaaggacatc tttgaagtag aggagaacac 150 aaatgtcacc gagccgctgg tggacatccacgtcccggag ggccaggagg 200 tgaccctcgg agccttgtcc accccctttg catttcggatccagggaaac 250 cagctgtttc tcaacgtgac tcctgattac gaggagaagt cactgcttga300 ggctcagctg ctgtgtcaga gcggaggcac attggtgacc cagctaaggg 350tgttcgtgtc agtgctggac gtcaatgaca atgcccccga attccccttt 400 aagaccaaggagataagggt ggaggaggac acgaaagtga actccaccgt 450 catccctgag acgcaactgcaggctgagga ccgcgacaag gacgacattc 500 tgttctacac cctccaggaa atgacagcaggtgccagtga ctacttctcc 550 ctggtgagtg taaaccgtcc cgccctgagg ctggaccggcccctggactt 600 ctacgagcgg ccgaacatga ccttctggct gctggtgcgg gacactccag650 gggagaatgt ggaacccagc cacactgcca ccgccacact agtgctgaac 700gtggtgcccg ccgacctgcg gcccccgtgg ttcctgccct gcaccttctc 750 agatggctacgtctgcattc aagctcagta ccacggggct gtccccacgg 800 ggcacatact gccatctcccctcgtcctgc gtcccggacc catctacgct 850 gaggacggag accgcggcat caaccagcccatcatctaca gcatctttag 900 gggaaacgtg aatggtacat tcatcatcca cccagactcgggcaacctca 950 ccgtggccag gagtgtcccc agccccatga ccttccttct gctggtgaag1000 ggccaacagg ccgaccttgc ccgctactca gtgacccagg tcaccgtgga 1050ggctgtggct gcggccggga gcccgccccg cttcccccag agcctgtatc 1100 gtggcaccgtggcgcgtggc gctggagcgg gcgttgtggt caaggatgca 1150 gctgcccctt ctcagcctctgaggatccag gctcaggacc cggagttctc 1200 ggacctcaac tcggccatca catatcgaattaccaaccac tcacacttcc 1250 ggatggaggg agaggttgtg ctgaccacca ccacactggcacaggcggga 1300 gccttctacg cagaggttga ggcccacaac acggtgacct ctggcaccgc1350 aaccacagtc attgagatac aagtttccga acaggagccc ccctccacag 1400aggctggagg aacaactggg ccctggacca gcaccacttc cgaggtcccc 1450 agaccccctgagccctccca gggaccctcc acgaccagct ctgggggagg 1500 cacaggccct catccaccctctggcacaac tctgaggcca ccaacctcgt 1550 ccacacccgg ggggcccccg ggtgcagaaaacagcacctc ccaccaacca 1600 gccactcccg gtggggacac agcacagacc ccaaagccaggaacctctca 1650 gccgatgccc cccggtgtgg gaaccagcac ctcccaccaa ccagccacac1700 ccagtggggg cacagcacag accccagagc caggaacctc tcagccgatg 1750ccccccagta tgggaaccag cacctcccac caaccagcca cacccggtgg 1800 gggcacagcacagaccccag aggcaggaac ctctcagccg atgccccccg 1850 gtatgggaac cagcacctcccaccaaccaa ccacacccgg tgggggcaca 1900 gcacagaccc cagagccagg aacctctcagccgatgcccc tcagcaagag 1950 caccccatct tcaggtggcg gcccctcgga ggacaagcgcttctcggtgg 2000 tggatatggc ggccctgggc ggggtgctgg gtgcgctgct gctgctggct2050 ctccttggcc tcgccgtcct tgtccacaag cactatggcc cccggctcaa 2100gtgctgctct ggcaaagctc cggagcccca gccccaaggc tttgacaacc 2150 aggcgttcctccctgaccac aaggccaact gggcgcccgt ccccagcccc 2200 acgcacgacc ccaagcccgcggaggcaccg atgcccgcag agcccgcacc 2250 ccccggccct gcctccccag gcggtgcccctgagcccccc gcagcggccc 2300 gagctggcgg aagccccacg gcggtgaggt ccatcctgaccaaggagcgg 2350 cggccggagg gcgggtacaa ggccgtctgg tttggcgagg acatcgggac2400 ggaggcagac gtggtcgttc tcaacgcgcc caccctggac gtggatggcg 2450ccagtgactc cggcagcggc gacgagggcg agggcgcggg gaggggtggg 2500 ggtccctacgatgcacccgg tggtgatgac tcctacatct aagtggcccc 2550 tccaccctct cccccagccgcacgggcact ggaggtctcg ctcccccagc 2600 ctccgacccg aggcagaata aagcaaggctcccgaaaccc aggccatggc 2650 gtggggcagg cgcgtgggtc cctgggggcc ccattcactcagtcccctgt 2700 cgtcattagc gcttgagccc aggtgtgcag atgaggcggt gggtctggcc2750 acgctgtccc caccccaagg ctgcagcact tcccgtaaac cacctgcagt 2800gcccgccgcc ttcccgaggc tctgtgccag ctagtctggg aagttcctct 2850 cccgctctaaccacagcccg aggggggctc ccctcccccg acctgcacca 2900 gagatctcag gcacccggctcaactcagac ctcccgctcc cgaccctaca 2950 cagagattgc ctggggaggc tgaggagccgatgcaaaccc ccaaggcgac 3000 gcacttggga gccggtggtc tcaaacacct gccgggggtcctagtcccct 3050 tctgaaatct acatgcttgg gttggagcgc agcagtaaac accctgccca3100 gtgacctgga ctgaggcgcg ctgggggtgg gtgcgccgtg tggcctgagc 3150aggagccaga ccaggaggcc taggggtgag agacacattc ccctcgctgc 3200 tcccaaagccagagcccagg ctgggcgccc atgcccagaa ccatcaaggg 3250 atcccttgcg gcttgtcagcactttcccta atggaaatac accattaatt 3300 cctttccaaa tgtttt 3316 36 839 PRTHomo sapiens 36 Met Gly Ser Trp Ala Leu Leu Trp Pro Pro Leu Leu Phe ThrGly 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Val Arg Pro Pro Gly Thr Met Ala Gln Ala Gln TyrCys 20 25 30 Ser Val Asn Lys Asp Ile Phe Glu Val Glu Glu Asn Thr Asn Val35 40 45 Thr Glu Pro Leu Val Asp Ile His Val Pro Glu Gly Gln Glu Val 5055 60 Thr Leu Gly Ala Leu Ser Thr Pro Phe Ala Phe Arg Ile Gln Gly 65 7075 Asn Gln Leu Phe Leu Asn Val Thr Pro Asp Tyr Glu Glu Lys Ser 80 85 90Leu Leu Glu Ala Gln Leu Leu Cys Gln Ser Gly Gly Thr Leu Val 95 100 105Thr Gln Leu Arg Val Phe Val Ser Val Leu Asp Val Asn Asp Asn 110 115 120Ala Pro Glu Phe Pro Phe Lys Thr Lys Glu Ile Arg Val Glu Glu 125 130 135Asp Thr Lys Val Asn Ser Thr Val Ile Pro Glu Thr Gln Leu Gln 140 145 150Ala Glu Asp Arg Asp Lys Asp Asp Ile Leu Phe Tyr Thr Leu Gln 155 160 165Glu Met Thr Ala Gly Ala Ser Asp Tyr Phe Ser Leu Val Ser Val 170 175 180Asn Arg Pro Ala Leu Arg Leu Asp Arg Pro Leu Asp Phe Tyr Glu 185 190 195Arg Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Trp Leu Leu Val Arg Asp Thr Pro Gly 200 205 210Glu Asn Val Glu Pro Ser His Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Leu Val Leu 215 220 225Asn Val Val Pro Ala Asp Leu Arg Pro Pro Trp Phe Leu Pro Cys 230 235 240Thr Phe Ser Asp Gly Tyr Val Cys Ile Gln Ala Gln Tyr His Gly 245 250 255Ala Val Pro Thr Gly His Ile Leu Pro Ser Pro Leu Val Leu Arg 260 265 270Pro Gly Pro Ile Tyr Ala Glu Asp Gly Asp Arg Gly Ile Asn Gln 275 280 285Pro Ile Ile Tyr Ser Ile Phe Arg Gly Asn Val Asn Gly Thr Phe 290 295 300Ile Ile His Pro Asp Ser Gly Asn Leu Thr Val Ala Arg Ser Val 305 310 315Pro Ser Pro Met Thr Phe Leu Leu Leu Val Lys Gly Gln Gln Ala 320 325 330Asp Leu Ala Arg Tyr Ser Val Thr Gln Val Thr Val Glu Ala Val 335 340 345Ala Ala Ala Gly Ser Pro Pro Arg Phe Pro Gln Ser Leu Tyr Arg 350 355 360Gly Thr Val Ala Arg Gly Ala Gly Ala Gly Val Val Val Lys Asp 365 370 375Ala Ala Ala Pro Ser Gln Pro Leu Arg Ile Gln Ala Gln Asp Pro 380 385 390Glu Phe Ser Asp Leu Asn Ser Ala Ile Thr Tyr Arg Ile Thr Asn 395 400 405His Ser His Phe Arg Met Glu Gly Glu Val Val Leu Thr Thr Thr 410 415 420Thr Leu Ala Gln Ala Gly Ala Phe Tyr Ala Glu Val Glu Ala His 425 430 435Asn Thr Val Thr Ser Gly Thr Ala Thr Thr Val Ile Glu Ile Gln 440 445 450Val Ser Glu Gln Glu Pro Pro Ser Thr Glu Ala Gly Gly Thr Thr 455 460 465Gly Pro Trp Thr Ser Thr Thr Ser Glu Val Pro Arg Pro Pro Glu 470 475 480Pro Ser Gln Gly Pro Ser Thr Thr Ser Ser Gly Gly Gly Thr Gly 485 490 495Pro His Pro Pro Ser Gly Thr Thr Leu Arg Pro Pro Thr Ser Ser 500 505 510Thr Pro Gly Gly Pro Pro Gly Ala Glu Asn Ser Thr Ser His Gln 515 520 525Pro Ala Thr Pro Gly Gly Asp Thr Ala Gln Thr Pro Lys Pro Gly 530 535 540Thr Ser Gln Pro Met Pro Pro Gly Val Gly Thr Ser Thr Ser His 545 550 555Gln Pro Ala Thr Pro Ser Gly Gly Thr Ala Gln Thr Pro Glu Pro 560 565 570Gly Thr Ser Gln Pro Met Pro Pro Ser Met Gly Thr Ser Thr Ser 575 580 585His Gln Pro Ala Thr Pro Gly Gly Gly Thr Ala Gln Thr Pro Glu 590 595 600Ala Gly Thr Ser Gln Pro Met Pro Pro Gly Met Gly Thr Ser Thr 605 610 615Ser His Gln Pro Thr Thr Pro Gly Gly Gly Thr Ala Gln Thr Pro 620 625 630Glu Pro Gly Thr Ser Gln Pro Met Pro Leu Ser Lys Ser Thr Pro 635 640 645Ser Ser Gly Gly Gly Pro Ser Glu Asp Lys Arg Phe Ser Val Val 650 655 660Asp Met Ala Ala Leu Gly Gly Val Leu Gly Ala Leu Leu Leu Leu 665 670 675Ala Leu Leu Gly Leu Ala Val Leu Val His Lys His Tyr Gly Pro 680 685 690Arg Leu Lys Cys Cys Ser Gly Lys Ala Pro Glu Pro Gln Pro Gln 695 700 705Gly Phe Asp Asn Gln Ala Phe Leu Pro Asp His Lys Ala Asn Trp 710 715 720Ala Pro Val Pro Ser Pro Thr His Asp Pro Lys Pro Ala Glu Ala 725 730 735Pro Met Pro Ala Glu Pro Ala Pro Pro Gly Pro Ala Ser Pro Gly 740 745 750Gly Ala Pro Glu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ala Arg Ala Gly Gly Ser Pro 755 760 765Thr Ala Val Arg Ser Ile Leu Thr Lys Glu Arg Arg Pro Glu Gly 770 775 780Gly Tyr Lys Ala Val Trp Phe Gly Glu Asp Ile Gly Thr Glu Ala 785 790 795Asp Val Val Val Leu Asn Ala Pro Thr Leu Asp Val Asp Gly Ala 800 805 810Ser Asp Ser Gly Ser Gly Asp Glu Gly Glu Gly Ala Gly Arg Gly 815 820 825Gly Gly Pro Tyr Asp Ala Pro Gly Gly Asp Asp Ser Tyr Ile 830 835 37 633DNA Homo sapiens 37 ctcctgcact aggctctcag ccagggatga tgcgctgctgccgccgccgc 50 tgctgctgcc ggcaaccacc ccatgccctg aggccgttgc tgttgctgcc 100cctcgtcctt ttacctcccc tggcagcagc tgcagcgggc ccaaaccgat 150 gtgacaccatataccagggc ttcgccgagt gtctcatccg cttgggggac 200 agcatgggcc gcggaggcgagctggagacc atctgcaggt cttggaatga 250 cttccatgcc tgtgcctctc aggtcctgtcaggctgtccg gaggaggcag 300 ctgcagtgtg ggaatcacta cagcaagaag ctcgccaggccccccgtccg 350 aataacttgc acactctgtg cggtgccccg gtgcatgttc gggagcgcgg400 cacaggctcc gaaaccaacc aggagacgct gcgggctaca gcgcctgcac 450tccccatggc ccctgcgccc ccactgctgg cggctgctct ggctctggcc 500 tacctcctgaggcctctggc ctagcttgtt gggttgggta gcagcgcccg 550 tacctccagc cctgctctggcggtggttgt ccaggctctg cagagcgcag 600 cagggctttt cattaaaggt atttatatttgta 633 38 165 PRT Homo sapiens 38 Met Met Arg Cys Cys Arg Arg Arg CysCys Cys Arg Gln Pro Pro 1 5 10 15 His Ala Leu Arg Pro Leu Leu Leu LeuPro Leu Val Leu Leu Pro 20 25 30 Pro Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Pro AsnArg Cys Asp Thr Ile 35 40 45 Tyr Gln Gly Phe Ala Glu Cys Leu Ile Arg LeuGly Asp Ser Met 50 55 60 Gly Arg Gly Gly Glu Leu Glu Thr Ile Cys Arg SerTrp Asn Asp 65 70 75 Phe His Ala Cys Ala Ser Gln Val Leu Ser Gly Cys ProGlu Glu 80 85 90 Ala Ala Ala Val Trp Glu Ser Leu Gln Gln Glu Ala Arg GlnAla 95 100 105 Pro Arg Pro Asn Asn Leu His Thr Leu Cys Gly Ala Pro ValHis 110 115 120 Val Arg Glu Arg Gly Thr Gly Ser Glu Thr Asn Gln Glu ThrLeu 125 130 135 Arg Ala Thr Ala Pro Ala Leu Pro Met Ala Pro Ala Pro ProLeu 140 145 150 Leu Ala Ala Ala Leu Ala Leu Ala Tyr Leu Leu Arg Pro LeuAla 155 160 165 39 1496 DNA Homo sapiens 39 cagcgctgac tgcgccgcggagaaagccag tgggaaccca gacccatagg 50 agacccgcgt ccccgctcgg cctggccaggccccgcgcta tggagttcct 100 ctgggcccct ctcttgggtc tgtgctgcag tctggccgctgctgatcgcc 150 acaccgtctt ctggaacagt tcaaatccca agttccggaa tgaggactac200 accatacatg tgcagctgaa tgactacgtg gacatcatct gtccgcacta 250tgaagatcac tctgtggcag acgctgccat ggagcagtac atactgtacc 300 tggtggagcatgaggagtac cagctgtgcc agccccagtc caaggaccaa 350 gtccgctggc agtgcaaccggcccagtgcc aagcatggcc cggagaagct 400 gtctgagaag ttccagcgct tcacacctttcaccctgggc aaggagttca 450 aagaaggaca cagctactac tacatctcca aacccatccaccagcatgaa 500 gaccgctgct tgaggttgaa ggtgactgtc agtggcaaaa tcactcacag550 tcctcaggcc catgacaatc cacaggagaa gagacttgca gcagatgacc 600cagaggtgcg ggttctacat agcatcggtc acagtgctgc cccacgcctc 650 ttcccacttgcctggactgt gctgctcctt ccacttctgc tgctgcaaac 700 cccgtgaagg tgtgtgccacacctggcctt aaagagggac aggctgaaga 750 gagggacagg cactccaaac ctgtcttggggccactttca gagcccccag 800 ccctgggaac cactcccacc acaggcataa gctatcacctagcagcctca 850 aaacgggtca atattaaggt tttcaaccgg aaggaggcca accagcccga900 cagtgccatc cccaccttca cctcggaggg atggagaaag aagtggagac 950agtcctttcc caccattcct gcctttaagc caaagaaaca agctgtgcag 1000 gcatggtcccttaaggcaca gtgggagctg agctggaagg ggccacgtgg 1050 atgggcaaag cttgtcaaagatgccccctt caggagagag ccaggatgcc 1100 cagatgaact gactgaagga aaagcaagaaacagtttctt gcttggaagc 1150 caggtacagg agaggcagca tgcttgggct gacccagcatctcccagcaa 1200 gacctcatct gtggagctgc cacagagaag tttgtagcca ggtactgcat1250 tctctcccat cctggggcag cactccccag agctgtgcca gcaggggggc 1300tgtgccaacc tgttcttaga gtgtagctgt aagggcagtg cccatgtgta 1350 cattctgcctagagtgtagc ctaaagggca gggcccacgt gtatagtatc 1400 tgtatataag ttgctgtgtgtctgtcctga tttctacaac tggagttttt 1450 ttatacaatg ttctttgtct caaaataaagcaatgtgttt tttcgg 1496 40 204 PRT Homo sapiens 40 Met Glu Phe Leu TrpAla Pro Leu Leu Gly Leu Cys Cys Ser Leu 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Ala Asp ArgHis Thr Val Phe Trp Asn Ser Ser Asn Pro 20 25 30 Lys Phe Arg Asn Glu AspTyr Thr Ile His Val Gln Leu Asn Asp 35 40 45 Tyr Val Asp Ile Ile Cys ProHis Tyr Glu Asp His Ser Ala Asp 50 55 60 Ala Ala Met Glu Gln Tyr Ile LeuTyr Leu Val Glu His Glu Glu 65 70 75 Tyr Gln Leu Cys Gln Pro Gln Ser LysAsp Gln Val Arg Trp Gln 80 85 90 Cys Asn Arg Pro Ser Ala Lys His Gly ProGlu Lys Leu Ser Glu 95 100 105 Lys Phe Gln Arg Phe Thr Pro Phe Thr LeuGly Lys Glu Phe Lys 110 115 120 Glu Gly His Ser Tyr Tyr Tyr Ile Ser LysPro Ile His Gln His 125 130 135 Glu Asp Arg Cys Leu Arg Leu Lys Val ThrVal Ser Gly Lys Ile 140 145 150 Thr His Ser Pro Gln Ala His Asp Asn ProGln Glu Lys Arg Leu 155 160 165 Ala Ala Asp Asp Pro Glu Val Arg Val LeuHis Ser Ile Gly His 170 175 180 Ser Ala Ala Pro Arg Leu Phe Pro Leu AlaTrp Thr Val Leu Leu 185 190 195 Leu Pro Leu Leu Leu Leu Gln Thr Pro 20041 2390 DNA Homo sapiens unsure 2345 unknown base 41 agcaaatggtgtggccgaag ctgcctctct ggtggcatag ctaagaccaa 50 gctgcacgca gtgaaaacacagtttgtttt cactgacaac aaggcagaat 100 gtgtaccagg gatgtgacgt ggggaaccaggaagaggaca gtctgaggat 150 cattattaaa gggactccat ccaagaaggt ttccagccagaggcaagctg 200 tagccagaag aaaagaatga gagatcacct gaataataga acagaaactg250 ctgaaatatt gaacacagat ctagatcaaa tgaaggaaca tattcaggat 300gaagcataaa taaaggccag gcgtggtggc tcatgcctgg aatctcagct 350 ctttgggaggccgaggctat tctccatctc ctgggctcca gtgatcctca 400 cgcctcggcc acccaaagtgctgggattat agaagtgaac cactgcgcct 450 ggcctattga aggtttttaa tcttcagagtttcgacttta tcaacaacac 500 ttagaagcca ccaaagaatt gcagatggat cctaatagaatatcagaaga 550 tggcactcac tgcatttata gaattttgag actccatgaa aatgcagatt600 ttcaagacac aactctggag agtcaagata caaaattaat acctgattca 650tgtaggagaa ttaaacaggc ctttcaagga gctgtgcaaa aggaattaca 700 acatatcgttggatcacagc acatcagagc agagaaagcg atggtggatg 750 gctcatggtt agatctggccaagaggagca agcttgaagc tcagcctttt 800 gctcatctca ctattaatgc caccgacatcccatctggtt cccataaagt 850 gagtctgtcc tcttggtacc atgatcgggg ttgggccaagatctccaaca 900 tgacttttag caatggaaaa ctaatagtta atcaggatgg cttttattac950 ctgtatgcca acatttgctt tcgacatcat gaaacttcag gagacctagc 1000tacagagtat cttcaactaa tggtgtacgt cactaaaacc agcatcaaaa 1050 tcccaagttctcataccctg atgaaaggag gaagcaccaa gtattggtca 1100 gggaattctg aattccatttttattccata aacgttggtg gattttttaa 1150 gttacggtct ggagaggaaa tcagcatcgaggtctccaac ccctccttac 1200 tggatccgga tcaggatgca acatactttg gggcttttaaagttcgagat 1250 atagattgag ccccagtttt tggagtgtta tgtatttcct ggatgtttgg1300 aaacattttt taaaacaagc caagaaagat gtatataggt gtgtgagact 1350actaagaggc atggccccaa cggtacacga ctcagtatcc atgctcttga 1400 ccttgtagagaacacgcgta tttacagcca gtgggagatg ttagactcat 1450 ggtgtgttac acaatggtttttaaattttg taatgaattc ctagaattaa 1500 accagattgg agcaattacg ggttgaccttatgagaaact gcatgtgggc 1550 tatgggaggg gttggtccct ggtcatgtgc cccttcgcagctgaagtgga 1600 gagggtgtca tctagcgcaa ttgaaggatc atctgaaggg gcaaattctt1650 ttgaattgtt acatcatgct ggaacctgca aaaaatactt tttctaatga 1700ggagagaaaa tatatgtatt tttatataat atctaaagtt atatttcaga 1750 tgtaatgttttctttgcaaa gtattgtaaa ttatatttgt gctatagtat 1800 ttgattcaaa atatttaaaaatgtcttgct gttgacatat ttaatgtttt 1850 aaatgtacag acatatttaa ctggtgcactttgtaaattc cctggggaaa 1900 acttgcagct aaggagggaa aaaaaatgtt gtttcctaatatcaaatgca 1950 gtatatttct tcgttctttt taagttaata gattttttca gacttgtcaa2000 gcctgtgcaa aaaattaaaa tggatgcctt gaataataag caggatgttg 2050gccaccaggt gcctttcaaa tttagaaact aattgacttt agaaagctga 2100 cattgccaaaaaggatacat aatgggccac tgaaatctgt caagagtagt 2150 tatataattg ttgaacaggtgtttttccac aagtgccgca aattgtacct 2200 tttttttttt ttcaaaatag aaaagttattagtggtttat cagcaaaaaa 2250 gtccaatttt aatttagtaa atgttatttt atactgtacaataaaaacat 2300 tgcctttgaa tgttaatttt ttggtacaaa aataaattta tatgnaaacc2350 tggaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 2390 42 244 PRT Homosapiens 42 Met Asp Pro Asn Arg Ile Ser Glu Asp Gly Thr His Cys Ile Tyr 15 10 15 Arg Ile Leu Arg Leu His Glu Asn Ala Asp Phe Gln Asp Thr Thr 2025 30 Leu Glu Ser Gln Asp Thr Lys Leu Ile Pro Asp Ser Cys Arg Arg 35 4045 Ile Lys Gln Ala Phe Gln Gly Ala Val Gln Lys Glu Leu Gln His 50 55 60Ile Val Gly Ser Gln His Ile Arg Ala Glu Lys Ala Met Val Asp 65 70 75 GlySer Trp Leu Asp Leu Ala Lys Arg Ser Lys Leu Glu Ala Gln 80 85 90 Pro PheAla His Leu Thr Ile Asn Ala Thr Asp Ile Pro Ser Gly 95 100 105 Ser HisLys Val Ser Leu Ser Ser Trp Tyr His Asp Arg Gly Trp 110 115 120 Ala LysIle Ser Asn Met Thr Phe Ser Asn Gly Lys Leu Ile Val 125 130 135 Asn GlnAsp Gly Phe Tyr Tyr Leu Tyr Ala Asn Ile Cys Phe Arg 140 145 150 His HisGlu Thr Ser Gly Asp Leu Ala Thr Glu Tyr Leu Gln Leu 155 160 165 Met ValTyr Val Thr Lys Thr Ser Ile Lys Ile Pro Ser Ser His 170 175 180 Thr LeuMet Lys Gly Gly Ser Thr Lys Tyr Trp Ser Gly Asn Ser 185 190 195 Glu PheHis Phe Tyr Ser Ile Asn Val Gly Gly Phe Phe Lys Leu 200 205 210 Arg SerGly Glu Glu Ile Ser Ile Glu Val Ser Asn Pro Ser Leu 215 220 225 Leu AspPro Asp Gln Asp Ala Thr Tyr Phe Gly Ala Phe Lys Val 230 235 240 Arg AspIle Asp 43 1024 DNA Homo sapiens 43 accagaacag cataacaagg gcaggtctgactgcaaggct gggactggga 50 ggcagagccg ccgccaaggg ggcctcggtt aaacactggtcgttcaatca 100 cctgcaagac gaaggaggca aggatgctgt tggcctgggt acaagcattc150 ctcgtcagca acatgctcct agcagaagcc tatggatctg gaggctgttt 200ctgggacaac ggccacctgt accgggagga ccagacctcc cccgcgccgg 250 gcctccgctgcctcaactgg ctggacgcgc agagcgggct ggcctcggcc 300 cccgtgtcgg gggccggcaatcacagttac tgccgaaacc cggacgagga 350 cccgcgcggg ccctggtgct acgtcagtggcgaggccggc gtccctgaga 400 aacggccttg cgaggacctg cgctgtccag agaccacctcccaggccctg 450 ccagccttca cgacagaaat ccaggaagcg tctgaagggc caggtgcaga500 tgaggtgcag gtgttcgctc ctgccaacgc cctgcccgct cggagtgagg 550cggcagctgt gcagccagtg attgggatca gccagcgggt gcggatgaac 600 tccaaggagaaaaaggacct gggaactctg ggctacgtgc tgggcattac 650 catgatggtg atcatcattgccatcggagc tggcatcatc ttgggctact 700 cctacaagag ggggaaggat ttgaaagaacagcatgatca gaaagtatgt 750 gagagggaga tgcagcgaat cactctgccc ttgtctgccttcaccaaccc 800 cacctgtgag attgtggatg agaagactgt cgtggtccac accagccaga850 ctccagttga ccctcaggag ggcaccaccc cccttatggg ccaggccggg 900actcctgggg cctgagcccc cccagtgggc aggagcccat gcagacactg 950 gtgcaggacagcccaccctc ctacagctag gaggaactac cactttgtgt 1000 tctggttaaa accctaccactccc 1024 44 263 PRT Homo sapiens 44 Met Leu Leu Ala Trp Val Gln Ala PheLeu Val Ser Asn Met Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Ala Glu Ala Tyr Gly Ser Gly GlyCys Phe Trp Asp Asn Gly 20 25 30 His Leu Tyr Arg Glu Asp Gln Thr Ser ProAla Pro Gly Leu Arg 35 40 45 Cys Leu Asn Trp Leu Asp Ala Gln Ser Gly LeuAla Ser Ala Pro 50 55 60 Val Ser Gly Ala Gly Asn His Ser Tyr Cys Arg AsnPro Asp Glu 65 70 75 Asp Pro Arg Gly Pro Trp Cys Tyr Val Ser Gly Glu AlaGly Val 80 85 90 Pro Glu Lys Arg Pro Cys Glu Asp Leu Arg Cys Pro Glu ThrThr 95 100 105 Ser Gln Ala Leu Pro Ala Phe Thr Thr Glu Ile Gln Glu AlaSer 110 115 120 Glu Gly Pro Gly Ala Asp Glu Val Gln Val Phe Ala Pro AlaAsn 125 130 135 Ala Leu Pro Ala Arg Ser Glu Ala Ala Ala Val Gln Pro ValIle 140 145 150 Gly Ile Ser Gln Arg Val Arg Met Asn Ser Lys Glu Lys LysAsp 155 160 165 Leu Gly Thr Leu Gly Tyr Val Leu Gly Ile Thr Met Met ValIle 170 175 180 Ile Ile Ala Ile Gly Ala Gly Ile Ile Leu Gly Tyr Ser TyrLys 185 190 195 Arg Gly Lys Asp Leu Lys Glu Gln His Asp Gln Lys Val CysGlu 200 205 210 Arg Glu Met Gln Arg Ile Thr Leu Pro Leu Ser Ala Phe ThrAsn 215 220 225 Pro Thr Cys Glu Ile Val Asp Glu Lys Thr Val Val Val HisThr 230 235 240 Ser Gln Thr Pro Val Asp Pro Gln Glu Gly Thr Thr Pro LeuMet 245 250 255 Gly Gln Ala Gly Thr Pro Gly Ala 260 45 2154 DNA Homosapiens 45 gtcctttgac cagagttttt ccatgtggac gctctttcaa tggacgtgtc 50cccgcgtgct tcttagacgg actgcggtct cctaaaggtc gaccatggtg 100 gccgggacccgctgtcttct agcgttgctg cttccccagg tcctcctggg 150 cggcgcggct ggcctcgttccggagctggg ccgcaggaag ttcgcggcgg 200 cgtcgtcggg ccgcccctca tcccagccctctgacgaggt cctgagcgag 250 ttcgagttgc ggctgctcag catgttcggc ctgaaacagagacccacccc 300 cagcagggac gccgtggtgc ccccctacat gctagacctg tatcgcaggc350 actcgggtca gccgggctca cccgccccag accaccggtt ggagagggca 400gccagccgag ccaacactgt gcgcagcttc caccatgaag aatctttgga 450 agaactaccagaaacgagtg ggaaaacaac ccggagattc ttctttaatt 500 taagttctat ccccacggaggagtttatca cctcagcaga gcttcaggtt 550 ttccgagaac agatgcaaga tgctttaggaaacaatagca gtttccatca 600 ccgaattaat atttatgaaa tcataaaacc tgcaacagccaactcgaaat 650 tccccgtgac cagtcttttg gacaccaggt tggtgaatca gaatgcaagc700 aggtgggaaa gttttgatgt cacccccgct gtgatgcggt ggactgcaca 750gggacacgcc aaccatggat tcgtggtgga agtggcccac ttggaggaga 800 aacaaggtgtctccaagaga catgttagga taagcaggtc tttgcaccaa 850 gatgaacaca gctggtcacagataaggcca ttgctagtaa cttttggcca 900 tgatggaaaa gggcatcctc tccacaaaagagaaaaacgt caagccaaac 950 acaaacagcg gaaacgcctt aagtccagct gtaagagacaccctttgtac 1000 gtggacttca gtgacgtggg gtggaatgac tggattgtgg ctcccccggg1050 gtatcacgcc ttttactgcc acggagaatg cccttttcct ctggctgatc 1100atctgaactc cactaatcat gccattgttc agacgttggt caactctgtt 1150 aactctaagattcctaaggc atgctgtgtc ccgacagaac tcagtgctat 1200 ctcgatgctg taccttgacgagaatgaaaa ggttgtatta aagaactatc 1250 aggacatggt tgtggagggt tgtgggtgtcgctagtacag caaaattaaa 1300 tacataaata tatatatata tatatattct agaaaaaagaaaaaaacaaa 1350 caaacaaaaa aaccccaccc cagttgacac tttaatattt cccaatgaag1400 actttattta tggaatggaa tggaaaaaaa aacagctatt ttgaaaatat 1450atttatatct acgaaaagaa gttgggaaaa caaatatttt aatcagagaa 1500 ttattccttaaagatttaaa atgtatttag ttgtacattt tatatgggtt 1550 caaccccagc acatgaagtataatggtcag atttattttg tatttattta 1600 ctattataac cactttttag gaaaaaaatagctaatttgt atttatatgt 1650 aatcaaaaga agtatcgggt ttgtacataa ttttccaaaaattgtagttg 1700 ttttcagttg tgtgtattta agatgaaaag tctacatgga aggttactct1750 ggcaaagtgc ttagcacgtt tgcttttttg cagtgctact gttgagttca 1800caagttcaag tccagaaaaa aaaagtggat aatccactct gctgactttc 1850 aagattattatattattcaa ttctcaggaa tgttgcagag tgattgtcca 1900 atccatgaga atttacatccttattaggtg gaatatttgg ataagaacca 1950 gacattgctg atctattata gaaactctcctcctgcccct taatttacag 2000 aaagaataaa gcaggatcca tagaaataat taggaaaacgatgaacctgc 2050 aggaaagtga atgatggttt gttgttcttc tttcctaaat tagtgatccc2100 ttcaaagggg ctgatctggc caaagtattc aataaaacgt aagatttctt 2150 catt2154 46 396 PRT Homo sapiens 46 Met Val Ala Gly Thr Arg Cys Leu Leu AlaLeu Leu Leu Pro Gln 1 5 10 15 Val Leu Leu Gly Gly Ala Ala Gly Leu ValPro Glu Leu Gly Arg 20 25 30 Arg Lys Phe Ala Ala Ala Ser Ser Gly Arg ProSer Ser Gln Pro 35 40 45 Ser Asp Glu Val Leu Ser Glu Phe Glu Leu Arg LeuLeu Ser Met 50 55 60 Phe Gly Leu Lys Gln Arg Pro Thr Pro Ser Arg Asp AlaVal Val 65 70 75 Pro Pro Tyr Met Leu Asp Leu Tyr Arg Arg His Ser Gly GlnPro 80 85 90 Gly Ser Pro Ala Pro Asp His Arg Leu Glu Arg Ala Ala Ser Arg95 100 105 Ala Asn Thr Val Arg Ser Phe His His Glu Glu Ser Leu Glu Glu110 115 120 Leu Pro Glu Thr Ser Gly Lys Thr Thr Arg Arg Phe Phe Phe Asn125 130 135 Leu Ser Ser Ile Pro Thr Glu Glu Phe Ile Thr Ser Ala Glu Leu140 145 150 Gln Val Phe Arg Glu Gln Met Gln Asp Ala Leu Gly Asn Asn Ser155 160 165 Ser Phe His His Arg Ile Asn Ile Tyr Glu Ile Ile Lys Pro Ala170 175 180 Thr Ala Asn Ser Lys Phe Pro Val Thr Ser Leu Leu Asp Thr Arg185 190 195 Leu Val Asn Gln Asn Ala Ser Arg Trp Glu Ser Phe Asp Val Thr200 205 210 Pro Ala Val Met Arg Trp Thr Ala Gln Gly His Ala Asn His Gly215 220 225 Phe Val Val Glu Val Ala His Leu Glu Glu Lys Gln Gly Val Ser230 235 240 Lys Arg His Val Arg Ile Ser Arg Ser Leu His Gln Asp Glu His245 250 255 Ser Trp Ser Gln Ile Arg Pro Leu Leu Val Thr Phe Gly His Asp260 265 270 Gly Lys Gly His Pro Leu His Lys Arg Glu Lys Arg Gln Ala Lys275 280 285 His Lys Gln Arg Lys Arg Leu Lys Ser Ser Cys Lys Arg His Pro290 295 300 Leu Tyr Val Asp Phe Ser Asp Val Gly Trp Asn Asp Trp Ile Val305 310 315 Ala Pro Pro Gly Tyr His Ala Phe Tyr Cys His Gly Glu Cys Pro320 325 330 Phe Pro Leu Ala Asp His Leu Asn Ser Thr Asn His Ala Ile Val335 340 345 Gln Thr Leu Val Asn Ser Val Asn Ser Lys Ile Pro Lys Ala Cys350 355 360 Cys Val Pro Thr Glu Leu Ser Ala Ile Ser Met Leu Tyr Leu Asp365 370 375 Glu Asn Glu Lys Val Val Leu Lys Asn Tyr Gln Asp Met Val Val380 385 390 Glu Gly Cys Gly Cys Arg 395 47 1649 DNA Homo sapiens 47agtcctgccc agctcttgga tcagtctgct ggccgaggag cccggtggag 50 ccaggggtgaccctggagcc cagcctgccc cgaggaggcc ccggctcaga 100 gccatgccag gtgtctgtgatagggcccct gacttcctct ccccgtctga 150 agaccaggtg ctgaggcctg ccttgggcagctcagtggct ctgaactgca 200 cggcttgggt agtctctggg ccccactgct ccctgccttcagtccagtgg 250 ctgaaagacg ggcttccatt gggaattggg ggccactaca gcctccacga300 gtactcctgg gtcaaggcca acctgtcaga ggtgcttgtg tccagtgtcc 350tgggggtcaa cgtgaccagc actgaagtct atggggcctt cacctgctcc 400 atccagaacatcagcttctc ctccttcact cttcagagag ctggccctac 450 aagccacgtg gctgcggtgctggcctccct cctggtcctg ctggccctgc 500 tgctggccgc cctgctctat gtcaagtgccgtctcaacgt gctgctctgg 550 taccaggacg cgtatgggga ggtggagata aacgacgggaagctctacga 600 cgcctacgtc tcctacagcg actgccccga ggaccgcaag ttcgtgaact650 tcatcctaaa gccgcagctg gagcggcgtc ggggctacaa gctcttcctg 700gacgaccgcg acctcctgcc gcgcgctgag ccctccgccg acctcttggt 750 gaacctgagccgctgccgac gcctcatcgt ggtgctttcg gacgccttcc 800 tgagccgggc ctggtgcagccacagcttcc gggagggcct gtgccggctg 850 ctggagctca cccgcagacc catcttcatcaccttcgagg gccagaggcg 900 cgaccccgcg cacccggcgc tccgcctgct gcgccagcaccgccacctgg 950 tgaccttgct gctctggagg cccggctccg tgactccttc ctccgatttt1000 tggaaagaag tgcagctggc gctgccgcgg aaggtgcggt acaggccggt 1050ggaaggagac ccccagacgc agctgcagga cgacaaggac cccatgctga 1100 ttcttcgaggccgagtccct gagggccggg ccctggactc agaggtggac 1150 ccggaccctg agggcgacctgggtatgccc gcccagcccc actccccaac 1200 tggagaagct cagcacaggg cggagtgggggcaggcacag ggcacagggc 1250 ctggaggggc tctaggtgtt gaggactctt cccggcaccgggagcccctg 1300 cacggcctct gccctggagg tgctcggccc tcggtctgcc tgggaacttc1350 ctgggcctca caggccatca cagcaggggg tgagcagggg cagcccctgg 1400cagtgggtct gggccaaggc tgtgggtggc cacctcaggc gtctcggtct 1450 ccccaccccaggtgtccggg ggcctgtttt tggagagcca tcagctccac 1500 cgcacaccag tggggtctcgctgggagaga gccggagcag cgaagtggac 1550 gtctcggatc tcggctcgcg aaactacagtgcccgcacag acttctactg 1600 cctggtgtcc aaggatgata tgtagctccc accccagagtgcaggatca 1649 48 504 PRT Homo sapiens 48 Met Pro Gly Val Cys Asp ArgAla Pro Asp Phe Leu Ser Pro Ser 1 5 10 15 Glu Asp Gln Val Leu Arg ProAla Leu Gly Ser Ser Val Ala Leu 20 25 30 Asn Cys Thr Ala Trp Val Val SerGly Pro His Cys Ser Leu Pro 35 40 45 Ser Val Gln Trp Leu Lys Asp Gly LeuPro Leu Gly Ile Gly Gly 50 55 60 His Tyr Ser Leu His Glu Tyr Ser Trp ValLys Ala Asn Leu Ser 65 70 75 Glu Val Leu Val Ser Ser Val Leu Gly Val AsnVal Thr Ser Thr 80 85 90 Glu Val Tyr Gly Ala Phe Thr Cys Ser Ile Gln AsnIle Ser Phe 95 100 105 Ser Ser Phe Thr Leu Gln Arg Ala Gly Pro Thr SerHis Val Ala 110 115 120 Ala Val Leu Ala Ser Leu Leu Val Leu Leu Ala LeuLeu Leu Ala 125 130 135 Ala Leu Leu Tyr Val Lys Cys Arg Leu Asn Val LeuLeu Trp Tyr 140 145 150 Gln Asp Ala Tyr Gly Glu Val Glu Ile Asn Asp GlyLys Leu Tyr 155 160 165 Asp Ala Tyr Val Ser Tyr Ser Asp Cys Pro Glu AspArg Lys Phe 170 175 180 Val Asn Phe Ile Leu Lys Pro Gln Leu Glu Arg ArgArg Gly Tyr 185 190 195 Lys Leu Phe Leu Asp Asp Arg Asp Leu Leu Pro ArgAla Glu Pro 200 205 210 Ser Ala Asp Leu Leu Val Asn Leu Ser Arg Cys ArgArg Leu Ile 215 220 225 Val Val Leu Ser Asp Ala Phe Leu Ser Arg Ala TrpCys Ser His 230 235 240 Ser Phe Arg Glu Gly Leu Cys Arg Leu Leu Glu LeuThr Arg Arg 245 250 255 Pro Ile Phe Ile Thr Phe Glu Gly Gln Arg Arg AspPro Ala His 260 265 270 Pro Ala Leu Arg Leu Leu Arg Gln His Arg His LeuVal Thr Leu 275 280 285 Leu Leu Trp Arg Pro Gly Ser Val Thr Pro Ser SerAsp Phe Trp 290 295 300 Lys Glu Val Gln Leu Ala Leu Pro Arg Lys Val ArgTyr Arg Pro 305 310 315 Val Glu Gly Asp Pro Gln Thr Gln Leu Gln Asp AspLys Asp Pro 320 325 330 Met Leu Ile Leu Arg Gly Arg Val Pro Glu Gly ArgAla Leu Asp 335 340 345 Ser Glu Val Asp Pro Asp Pro Glu Gly Asp Leu GlyMet Pro Ala 350 355 360 Gln Pro His Ser Pro Thr Gly Glu Ala Gln His ArgAla Glu Trp 365 370 375 Gly Gln Ala Gln Gly Thr Gly Pro Gly Gly Ala LeuGly Val Glu 380 385 390 Asp Ser Ser Arg His Arg Glu Pro Leu His Gly LeuCys Pro Gly 395 400 405 Gly Ala Arg Pro Ser Val Cys Leu Gly Thr Ser TrpAla Ser Gln 410 415 420 Ala Ile Thr Ala Gly Gly Glu Gln Gly Gln Pro LeuAla Val Gly 425 430 435 Leu Gly Gln Gly Cys Gly Trp Pro Pro Gln Ala SerArg Ser Pro 440 445 450 His Pro Arg Cys Pro Gly Ala Cys Phe Trp Arg AlaIle Ser Ser 455 460 465 Thr Ala His Gln Trp Gly Leu Ala Gly Arg Glu ProGlu Gln Arg 470 475 480 Ser Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Arg Leu Ala Lys Leu GlnCys Pro His 485 490 495 Arg Leu Leu Leu Pro Gly Val Gln Gly 500 49 2795DNA Homo sapiens 49 ctgggcccag ctcccccgag aggtggtcgg atcctctgggctgctcggtc 50 gatgcctgtg ccactgacgt ccaggcatga ggtggttcct gccctggacg 100ctggcagcag tgacagcagc agccgccagc accgtcctgg ccacggccct 150 ctctccagcccctacgacca tggactttac tccagctcca ctggaggaca 200 cctcctcacg cccccaattctgcaagtggc catgtgagtg cccgccatcc 250 ccaccccgct gcccgctggg ggtcagcctcatcacagatg gctgtgagtg 300 ctgtaagatg tgcgctcagc agcttgggga caactgcacggaggctgcca 350 tctgtgaccc ccaccggggc ctctactgtg actacagcgg ggaccgcccg400 aggtacgcaa taggagtgtg tgcacaggtg gtcggtgtgg gctgcgtcct 450ggatggggtg cgctacaaca acggccagtc cttccagcct aactgcaagt 500 acaactgcacgtgcatcgac ggcgcggtgg gctgcacacc actgtgcctc 550 cgagtgcgcc ccccgcgtctctggtgcccc cacccgcggc gcgtgagcat 600 acctggccac tgctgtgagc agtgggtatgtgaggacgac gccaagaggc 650 cacgcaagac cgcaccccgt gacacaggag ccttcgatgctgtgggtgag 700 gtggaggcat ggcacaggaa ctgcatagcc tacacaagcc cctggagccc750 ttgctccacc agctgcggcc tgggggtctc cactcggatc tccaatgtta 800acgcccagtg ctggcctgag caagagagcc gcctctgcaa cttgcggcca 850 tgcgatgtggacatccatac actcattaag gcagggaaga agtgtctggc 900 tgtgtaccag ccagaggcatccatgaactt cacacttgcg ggctgcatca 950 gcacacgctc ctatcaaccc aagtactgtggagtttgcat ggacaatagg 1000 tgctgcatcc cctacaagtc taagactatc gacgtgtccttccagtgtcc 1050 tgatgggctt ggcttctccc gccaggtcct atggattaat gcctgcttct1100 gtaacctgag ctgtaggaat cccaatgaca tctttgctga cttggaatcc 1150taccctgact tctcagaaat tgccaactag gcaggcacaa atcttgggtc 1200 ttggggactaacccaatgcc tgtgaagcag tcagccctta tggccaataa 1250 cttttcacca atgagccttagttaccctga tctggaccct tggcctccat 1300 ttctgtctct aaccattcaa atgacgcctgatggtgctgc tcaggcccat 1350 gctatgagtt ttctccttga tatcattcag catctactctaaagaaaaat 1400 gcctgtctct agctgttctg gactacaccc aagcctgatc cagcctttcc1450 aagtcactag aagtcctgct ggatcttgcc taaatcccaa gaaatggaat 1500caggtagact tttaatatca ctaatttctt ctttagatgc caaaccacaa 1550 gactctttgggtccattcag atgaatagat ggaatttgga acaatagaat 1600 aatctattat ttggagcctgccaagaggta ctgtaatggg taattctgac 1650 gtcagcgcac caaaactatc ctgattccaaatatgtatgc acctcaaggt 1700 catcaaacat ttgccaagtg agttgaatag ttgcttaattttgattttta 1750 atggaaagtt gtatccatta acctgggcat tgttgaggtt aagtttctct1800 tcacccctac actgtgaagg gtacagatta ggtttgtccc agtcagaaat 1850aaaatttgat aaacattcct gttgatggga aaagccccca gttaatactc 1900 cagagacagggaaaggtcag cccatttcag aaggaccaat tgactctcac 1950 actgaatcag ctgctgactggcagggcttt gggcagttgg ccaggctctt 2000 ccttgaatct tctcccttgt cctgcttgggttcataggaa ttggtaaggc 2050 ctctggactg gcctgtctgg cccctgagag tggtgccctggaacactcct 2100 ctactcttac agagccttga gagacccagc tgcagaccat gccagaccca2150 ctgaaatgac caagacaggt tcaggtaggg gtgtgggtca aaccaagaag 2200tgggtgccct tggtagcagc ctggggtgac ctctagagct ggaggctgtg 2250 ggactccaggggcccccgtg ttcaggacac atctattgca gagactcatt 2300 tcacagcctt tcgttctgctgaccaaatgg ccagttttct ggtaggaaga 2350 tggaggttta ccagttgttt agaaacagaaatagacttaa taaaggttta 2400 aagctgaaga ggttgaagct aaaaggaaaa ggttgttgttaatgaatatc 2450 aggctattat ttattgtatt aggaaaatat aatatttact gttagaattc2500 ttttatttag ggccttttct gtgccagaca ttgctctcag tgctttgcat 2550gtattagctc actgaatctt cacgacaatg ttgagaagtt cccattatta 2600 tttctgttcttacaaatgtg aaacggaagc tcatagaggt gagaaaactc 2650 aaccagagtc acccagttggtgactgggaa agttaggatt cagatcgaaa 2700 ttggactgtc tttataaccc atattttccccctgttttta gagcttccaa 2750 atgtgtcaga ataggaaaac attgcaataa atggcttgatttttt 2795 50 367 PRT Homo sapiens 50 Met Arg Trp Phe Leu Pro Trp ThrLeu Ala Ala Val Thr Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Ser Thr Val Leu Ala ThrAla Leu Ser Pro Ala Pro Thr 20 25 30 Thr Met Asp Phe Thr Pro Ala Pro LeuGlu Asp Thr Ser Ser Arg 35 40 45 Pro Gln Phe Cys Lys Trp Pro Cys Glu CysPro Pro Ser Pro Pro 50 55 60 Arg Cys Pro Leu Gly Val Ser Leu Ile Thr AspGly Cys Glu Cys 65 70 75 Cys Lys Met Cys Ala Gln Gln Leu Gly Asp Asn CysThr Glu Ala 80 85 90 Ala Ile Cys Asp Pro His Arg Gly Leu Tyr Cys Asp TyrSer Gly 95 100 105 Asp Arg Pro Arg Tyr Ala Ile Gly Val Cys Ala Gln ValVal Gly 110 115 120 Val Gly Cys Val Leu Asp Gly Val Arg Tyr Asn Asn GlyGln Ser 125 130 135 Phe Gln Pro Asn Cys Lys Tyr Asn Cys Thr Cys Ile AspGly Ala 140 145 150 Val Gly Cys Thr Pro Leu Cys Leu Arg Val Arg Pro ProArg Leu 155 160 165 Trp Cys Pro His Pro Arg Arg Val Ser Ile Pro Gly HisCys Cys 170 175 180 Glu Gln Trp Val Cys Glu Asp Asp Ala Lys Arg Pro ArgLys Thr 185 190 195 Ala Pro Arg Asp Thr Gly Ala Phe Asp Ala Val Gly GluVal Glu 200 205 210 Ala Trp His Arg Asn Cys Ile Ala Tyr Thr Ser Pro TrpSer Pro 215 220 225 Cys Ser Thr Ser Cys Gly Leu Gly Val Ser Thr Arg IleSer Asn 230 235 240 Val Asn Ala Gln Cys Trp Pro Glu Gln Glu Ser Arg LeuCys Asn 245 250 255 Leu Arg Pro Cys Asp Val Asp Ile His Thr Leu Ile LysAla Gly 260 265 270 Lys Lys Cys Leu Ala Val Tyr Gln Pro Glu Ala Ser MetAsn Phe 275 280 285 Thr Leu Ala Gly Cys Ile Ser Thr Arg Ser Tyr Gln ProLys Tyr 290 295 300 Cys Gly Val Cys Met Asp Asn Arg Cys Cys Ile Pro TyrLys Ser 305 310 315 Lys Thr Ile Asp Val Ser Phe Gln Cys Pro Asp Gly LeuGly Phe 320 325 330 Ser Arg Gln Val Leu Trp Ile Asn Ala Cys Phe Cys AsnLeu Ser 335 340 345 Cys Arg Asn Pro Asn Asp Ile Phe Ala Asp Leu Glu SerTyr Pro 350 355 360 Asp Phe Ser Glu Ile Ala Asn 365 51 1371 DNA Homosapiens 51 cagagcagat aatggcaagc atggctgccg tgctcacctg ggctctggct 50cttctttcag cgttttcggc cacccaggca cggaaaggct tctgggacta 100 cttcagccagaccagcgggg acaaaggcag ggtggagcag atccatcagc 150 agaagatggc tcgcgagcccgcgaccctga aagacagcct tgagcaagac 200 ctcaacaata tgaacaagtt cctggaaaagctgaggcctc tgagtgggag 250 cgaggctcct cggctcccac aggacccggt gggcatgcggcggcagctgc 300 aggaggagtt ggaggaggtg aaggctcgcc tccagcccta catggcagag350 gcgcacgagc tggtgggctg gaatttggag ggcttgcggc agcaactgaa 400gccctacacg atggatctga tggagcaggt ggccctgcgc gtgcaggagc 450 tgcaggagcagttgcgcgtg gtgggggaag acaccaaggc ccagttgctg 500 gggggcgtgg acgaggcttgggctttgctg cagggactgc agagccgcgt 550 ggtgcaccac accggccgct tcaaagagctcttccaccca tacgccgaga 600 gcctggtgag cggcatcggg cgccacgtgc aggagctgcaccgcagtgtg 650 gctccgcacg cccccgccag ccccgcgcgc ctcagtcgct gcgtgcaggt700 gctctcccgg aagctcacgc tcaaggccaa ggccctgcac gcacgcatcc 750agcagaacct ggaccagctg cgcgaagagc tcagcagagc ctttgcaggc 800 actgggactgaggaaggggc cggcccggac ccctagatgc tctccgagga 850 ggtgcgccag cgacttcaggctttccgcca ggacacctac ctgcagatag 900 ctgccttcac tcgcgccatc gaccaggagactgaggaggt ccagcagcag 950 ctggcgccac ctccaccagg ccacagtgcc ttcgccccagagtttcaaca 1000 aacagacagt ggcaaggttc tgagcaagct gcaggcccgt ctggatgacc1050 tgtgggaaga catcactcac agccttcatg accagggcca cagccatctg 1100ggggacccct gaggatctac ctgcccaggc ccattcccag cttcttgtct 1150 ggggagccttggctctgagc ctctagcatg gttcagtcct tgaaagtggc 1200 ctgttgggtg gagggtggaaggtcctgtgc aggacaggga ggccaccaaa 1250 ggggctgctg tctcctgcat atccagcctcctgcgactcc ccaatctgga 1300 tgcattacat tcaccaggct ttgcaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 1350 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa a 1371 52 274 PRT Homo sapiens 52Met Ala Ser Met Ala Ala Val Leu Thr Trp Ala Leu Ala Leu Leu 1 5 10 15Ser Ala Phe Ser Ala Thr Gln Ala Arg Lys Gly Phe Trp Asp Tyr 20 25 30 PheSer Gln Thr Ser Gly Asp Lys Gly Arg Val Glu Gln Ile His 35 40 45 Gln GlnLys Met Ala Arg Glu Pro Ala Thr Leu Lys Asp Ser Leu 50 55 60 Glu Gln AspLeu Asn Asn Met Asn Lys Phe Leu Glu Lys Leu Arg 65 70 75 Pro Leu Ser GlySer Glu Ala Pro Arg Leu Pro Gln Asp Pro Val 80 85 90 Gly Met Arg Arg GlnLeu Gln Glu Glu Leu Glu Glu Val Lys Ala 95 100 105 Arg Leu Gln Pro TyrMet Ala Glu Ala His Glu Leu Val Gly Trp 110 115 120 Asn Leu Glu Gly LeuArg Gln Gln Leu Lys Pro Tyr Thr Met Asp 125 130 135 Leu Met Glu Gln ValAla Leu Arg Val Gln Glu Leu Gln Glu Gln 140 145 150 Leu Arg Val Val GlyGlu Asp Thr Lys Ala Gln Leu Leu Gly Gly 155 160 165 Val Asp Glu Ala TrpAla Leu Leu Gln Gly Leu Gln Ser Arg Val 170 175 180 Val His His Thr GlyArg Phe Lys Glu Leu Phe His Pro Tyr Ala 185 190 195 Glu Ser Leu Val SerGly Ile Gly Arg His Val Gln Glu Leu His 200 205 210 Arg Ser Val Ala ProHis Ala Pro Ala Ser Pro Ala Arg Leu Ser 215 220 225 Arg Cys Val Gln ValLeu Ser Arg Lys Leu Thr Leu Lys Ala Lys 230 235 240 Ala Leu His Ala ArgIle Gln Gln Asn Leu Asp Gln Leu Arg Glu 245 250 255 Glu Leu Ser Arg AlaPhe Ala Gly Thr Gly Thr Glu Glu Gly Ala 260 265 270 Gly Pro Asp Pro 532185 DNA Homo sapiens 53 cgccgcccgc cgcctgcctg ggccgggccg aggatgcggcgcagcgcctc 50 ggcggccagg ctcgctcccc tccggcacgc ctgctaactt cccccgctac 100gtccccgttc gcccgccggg ccgccccgtc tccccgcgcc ctccgggtcg 150 ggtcctccaggagcgccagg cgctgccgcc gtgtgccctc cgccgctcgc 200 ccgcgcgccc gcgctccccgcctgcgccca gcgccccgcg cccgcgccca 250 gtcctcgggc ggtcatgctg cccctctgcctcgtggccgc cctgctgctg 300 gccgccgggc ccgggccgag cctgggcgac gaagccatccactgcccgcc 350 ctgctccgag gagaagctgg cgcgctgccg cccccccgtg ggctgcgagg400 agctggtgcg agagccgggc tgcggctgtt gcgccacttg cgccctgggc 450ttggggatgc cctgcggggt gtacaccccc cgttgcggct cgggcctgcg 500 ctgctacccgccccgagggg tggagaagcc cctgcacaca ctgatgcacg 550 ggcaaggcgt gtgcatggagctggcggaga tcgaggccat ccaggaaagc 600 ctgcagccct ctgacaagga cgagggtgaccaccccaaca acagcttcag 650 cccctgtagc gcccatgacc gcaggtgcct gcagaagcacttcgccaaaa 700 ttcgagaccg gagcaccagt gggggcaaga tgaaggtcaa tggggcgccc750 cgggaggatg cccggcctgt gccccagggc tcctgccaga gcgagctgca 800ccgggcgctg gagcggctgg ccgcttcaca gagccgcacc cacgaggacc 850 tctacatcatccccatcccc aactgcgacc gcaacggcaa cttccacccc 900 aagcagtgtc acccagctctggatgggcag cgtggcaagt gctggtgtgt 950 ggaccggaag acgggggtga agcttccggggggcctggag ccaaaggggg 1000 agctggactg ccaccagctg gctgacagct ttcgagagtgaggcctgcca 1050 gcaggccagg gactcagcgt cccctgctac tcctgtgctc tggaggctgc1100 agagctgacc cagagtggag tctgagtctg agtcctgtct ctgcctgcgg 1150cccagaagtt tccctcaaat gcgcgtgtgc acgtgtgcgt gtgcgtgcgt 1200 gtgtgtgtgtttgtgagcat gggtgtgccc ttggggtaag ccagagcctg 1250 gggtgttctc tttggtgttacacagcccaa gaggactgag actggcactt 1300 agcccaagag gtctgagccc tggtgtgtttccagatcgat cctggattca 1350 ctcactcact cattccttca ctcatccagc cacctaaaaacatttactga 1400 ccatgtacta cgtgccagct ctagttttca gccttgggag gttttattct1450 gacttcctct gattttggca tgtggagaca ctcctataag gagagttcaa 1500gcctgtggga gtagaaaaat ctcattccca gagtcagagg agaagagaca 1550 tgtaccttgaccatcgtcct tcctctcaag ctagccagag ggtgggagcc 1600 taaggaagcg tggggtagcagatggagtaa tggtcacgag gtccagaccc 1650 actcccaaag ctcagacttg ccaggctccctttctcttct tccccaggtc 1700 cttcctttag gtctggttgt tgcaccatct gcttggttggctggcagctg 1750 agagccctgc tgtgggagag cgaagggggt caaaggaaga cttgaagcac1800 agagggctag ggaggtgggg tacatttctc tgagcagtca gggtgggaag 1850aaagaatgca agagtggact gaatgtgcct aatggagaag acccacgtgc 1900 taggggatgaggggcttcct gggtcctgtt ccctacccca tttgtggtca 1950 cagccatgaa gtcaccgggatgaacctatc cttccagtgg ctcgctccct 2000 gtagctctgc ctccctctcc atatctccttcccctacacc tccctcccca 2050 cacctcccta ctcccctggg catcttctgg cttgactggatggaaggaga 2100 cttaggaacc taccagttgg ccatgatgtc ttttcttctt tttctttttt2150 ttaacaaaac agaacaaaac caaaaaatgt ccaaa 2185 54 258 PRT Homo sapiens54 Met Leu Pro Leu Cys Leu Val Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Ala Ala Gly 1 5 10 15Pro Gly Pro Ser Leu Gly Asp Glu Ala Ile His Cys Pro Pro Cys 20 25 30 SerGlu Glu Lys Leu Ala Arg Cys Arg Pro Pro Val Gly Cys Glu 35 40 45 Glu LeuVal Arg Glu Pro Gly Cys Gly Cys Cys Ala Thr Cys Ala 50 55 60 Leu Gly LeuGly Met Pro Cys Gly Val Tyr Thr Pro Arg Cys Gly 65 70 75 Ser Gly Leu ArgCys Tyr Pro Pro Arg Gly Val Glu Lys Pro Leu 80 85 90 His Thr Leu Met HisGly Gln Gly Val Cys Met Glu Leu Ala Glu 95 100 105 Ile Glu Ala Ile GlnGlu Ser Leu Gln Pro Ser Asp Lys Asp Glu 110 115 120 Gly Asp His Pro AsnAsn Ser Phe Ser Pro Cys Ser Ala His Asp 125 130 135 Arg Arg Cys Leu GlnLys His Phe Ala Lys Ile Arg Asp Arg Ser 140 145 150 Thr Ser Gly Gly LysMet Lys Val Asn Gly Ala Pro Arg Glu Asp 155 160 165 Ala Arg Pro Val ProGln Gly Ser Cys Gln Ser Glu Leu His Arg 170 175 180 Ala Leu Glu Arg LeuAla Ala Ser Gln Ser Arg Thr His Glu Asp 185 190 195 Leu Tyr Ile Ile ProIle Pro Asn Cys Asp Arg Asn Gly Asn Phe 200 205 210 His Pro Lys Gln CysHis Pro Ala Leu Asp Gly Gln Arg Gly Lys 215 220 225 Cys Trp Cys Val AspArg Lys Thr Gly Val Lys Leu Pro Gly Gly 230 235 240 Leu Glu Pro Lys GlyGlu Leu Asp Cys His Gln Leu Ala Asp Ser 245 250 255 Phe Arg Glu 55 3069DNA Homo sapiens unsure 558-600, 1053-1100, 1536-1600 unknown base 55accaggggga aggcgagcag tgccaatcta cagcgaagaa agtctcgttt 50 ggtaaaagcgagaggggaaa gcctgagcat gcagagtgtg cagagcacga 100 gcttttgtct ccgaaagcagtgcctttgcc tgaccttcct gcttctccat 150 ctcctgggac aggtaagtgg cacacccttaagatgccccc aaagttactt 200 tgcccgcctt ggtggccccc atttggtcac cgggctcactgcgtcttctg 250 tcccagctga gtggtttctc cttgtctcgc ctgccttcag gtcgctgcga300 ctcagcgctg ccctccccag tgcccgggcc ggtgccctgc gacgccgccg 350acctgcgccc ccggggtgcg cgcggtgctg gacggctgct catgctgtct 400 ggtgtgtgcccgccagcgtg gcgagagctg ctcagatctg gagccatgcg 450 acgagagcag tggcctctactgtgatcgca gcgcggaccc cagcaaccag 500 actggcatct gcacgggtaa tcctgctccctctgctgttt gacctcttct 550 cctgcagnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 600 aaaaggactt gggttttgga acatgccctc caaatcttac atagcttctt650 cactgtattg tgttcttgtt tttcctcttc ctctttgctt ttcactttgc 700ttccccaata ttctagcggt agagggagat aactgtgtgt tcgatggggt 750 catctaccgcagtggagaga aatttcagcc aagctgcaaa ttccagtgca 800 cctgcagaga tgggcagattggctgtgtgc cccgctgtca gctggatgtg 850 ctactgcctg agcctaactg cccagctccaagaaaagttg aggtgcctgg 900 agagtgctgt gaaaagtgga tctgtggccc agatgaggaggattcactgg 950 gaggccttac ccttgcaggt gagaaactca atatacctag ggctggtcat1000 agtagagggt aaatacaaac atgaagaatt tgcaatctct tggatttgaa 1050aannnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 1100 atcagagtcgaatgagaccc agtttctaat aatggctgaa aaggaccact 1150 ttccaatcct cacattgatcctaatatggc tgtctttatt tatacatccc 1200 atagcttaca ggccagaagc caccctaggagtagaagtct ctgactcaag 1250 tgtcaactgc attgaacaga ccacagagtg gacagcatgctccaagagct 1300 gtggtatggg gttctccacc cgggtcacca ataggaaccg tcaatgtgag1350 atgctgaaac agactcggct ctgcatggtg cggccctgtg aacaagagcc 1400agagcagcca acagataagg taggagcctg gaggaaacct cccatcctga 1450 aggtaatggccttgtgtcct tggagcctgg gcttcagaaa gtcactgttg 1500 cactctgtga cggagagagcagctatagcg gggagnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 1550 nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnnnnnnnnn 1600 tttagcgacc tacattgctc aagcaaatta agttctgattagcaaagaag 1650 aaagaccaat agatattggg tgggcaacta gcaggtaatt ccatactcta1700 aaattgtcct caggggaatg gtagccattc aatacatcac ttcttttttc 1750tttcttagaa aggaaaaaag tgtctccgca ccaagaagtc actcaaagcc 1800 atccacctgcagttcaagaa ctgcaccagc ctgcacacct acaagcccag 1850 gttctgtggg gtctgcagtgatggccgctg ctgcactccc cacaatacca 1900 aaaccatcca ggcagagttt cagtgctccccagggcaaat agtcaagaag 1950 ccagtgatgg tcattgggac ctgcacctgt cacaccaactgtcctaagaa 2000 caatgaggcc ttcctccagg agctggagct gaagactacc agagggaaaa2050 tgtaacctgt cactcaagaa gcacacctac agagcacctg tagctgctgc 2100gccacccacc atcaaaggaa tataagaaaa gtaatgaaga atcacgattt 2150 catccttgaatcctatgtat tttcctaatg tgatcatatg aggacctttc 2200 atatctgtct tttatttaacaaaaaatgta attaactgta aacttggaat 2250 caaggtaagc tcaggatatg gcttaggaatgacttacttt cctgtggttt 2300 tattacaaat gcaaatttct ataaatttaa gaaaacaagtatataattta 2350 ctttgtagac tgtttcacat tgcactcatc atattttgtt gtgcactagt2400 gcaattccaa gaaaatatca ctgtaatgag tcagtgaagt ctagaatcat 2450acttaacatt tcattgtaca agtattacaa ccatatattg aggttcattg 2500 ggaagattctctattggctc cctttttggg taaaccagct ctgaacttcc 2550 aagctccaaa tccaaggaaacatgcagctc ttcaacatga catccagaga 2600 tgactattac ttttctgttt agttttacactaggaacgtg ttgtatctac 2650 agtaatgaaa tgtttactaa gtggactggt gtcataacttctccattaga 2700 cacatgactc cttccaatag aaagaaacta aacagaaaac tcccaataca2750 aagatgactg gtccctcata gccctcagac atttatatat tggaagctgc 2800tgaggccccc aagtttttta attaagcaga aacagcatat tagcagggat 2850 tctctcatctaactgatgag taaactgagg cccaaagcac ttgcttacat 2900 ccctctgata gctgtttcaaatgtgcattt tgtggaattt tgagaaaaat 2950 agagcaaaat caacatgact ggtggtgagagaccacacat tttatgagag 3000 tttggaatta ttgtagacat gcccaaaact tatccttgggcataattatg 3050 aaaactcatg atcctcgag 3069 56 217 PRT Homo sapiens unsure160-174 unknown amino acid 56 Met Gln Ser Val Gln Ser Thr Ser Phe CysLeu Arg Lys Gln Cys 1 5 10 15 Leu Cys Leu Thr Phe Leu Leu Leu His LeuLeu Gly Gln Val Ser 20 25 30 Gly Thr Pro Leu Arg Cys Pro Gln Ser Tyr PheAla Arg Leu Gly 35 40 45 Gly Pro His Leu Val Thr Gly Leu Thr Ala Ser SerVal Pro Ala 50 55 60 Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Val Ser Pro Ala Phe Arg Ser LeuArg Leu 65 70 75 Ser Ala Ala Leu Pro Ser Ala Arg Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg ArgArg 80 85 90 Arg Pro Ala Pro Pro Gly Cys Ala Arg Cys Trp Thr Ala Ala His95 100 105 Ala Val Trp Cys Val Pro Ala Ser Val Ala Arg Ala Ala Gln Ile110 115 120 Trp Ser His Ala Thr Arg Ala Val Ala Ser Thr Val Ile Ala Ala125 130 135 Arg Thr Pro Ala Thr Arg Leu Ala Ser Ala Arg Val Ile Leu Leu140 145 150 Pro Leu Leu Phe Asp Leu Phe Ser Cys Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa155 160 165 Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Xaa Lys Arg Thr Trp Val Leu170 175 180 Glu His Ala Leu Gln Ile Leu His Ser Phe Phe Thr Val Leu Cys185 190 195 Ser Cys Phe Ser Ser Ser Ser Leu Leu Phe Thr Leu Leu Pro Gln200 205 210 Tyr Ser Ser Gly Arg Gly Arg 215 57 3236 DNA Homo sapiens 57gacccggcca tgcgcggcct cgggctctgg ctgctgggcg cgatgatgct 50 gcctgcgattgcccccagcc ggccctgggc cctcatggag cagtatgagg 100 tcgtgttgcc gcggcgtctgccaggccccc gagtccgccg agctctgccc 150 tcccacttgg gcctgcaccc agagagggtgagctacgtcc ttggggccac 200 agggcacaac ttcaccctcc acctgcggaa gaacagggacctgctgggtt 250 ccggctacac agagacctat acggctgcca atggctccga ggtgacggag300 cagcctcgcg ggcaggacca ctgcttatac cagggccacg tagaggggta 350cccggactca gccgccagcc tcagcacctg tgccggcctc aggggtttct 400 tccaggtggggtcagacctg cacctgatcg agcccctgga tgaaggtggc 450 gagggcggac ggcacgccgtgtaccaggct gagcacctgc tgcagacggc 500 cgggacctgc ggggtcagcg acgacagcctgggcagcctc ctgggacccc 550 ggacggcagc cgtcttcagg cctcggcccg gggactctctgccatcccga 600 gagacccgct acgtggagct gtatgtggtc gtggacaatg cagagttcca650 gatgctgggg agcgaagcag ccgtgcgtca tcgggtgctg gaggtggtga 700atcacgtgga caagctatat cagaaactca acttccgtgt ggtcctggtg 750 ggcctggagatttggaatag tcaggacagg ttccacgtca gccccgaccc 800 cagtgtcaca ctggagaacctcctgacctg gcaggcacgg caacggacac 850 ggcggcacct gcatgacaac gtacagctcatcacgggtgt cgacttcacc 900 gggactactg tggggtttgc cagggtgtcc gccatgtgctcccacagctc 950 aggggctgtg aaccaggacc acagcaagaa ccccgtgggc gtggcctgca1000 ccatggccca tgagatgggc cacaacctgg gcatggacca tgatgagaac 1050gtccagggct gccgctgcca ggaacgcttc gaggccggcc gctgcatcat 1100 ggcaggcagcattggctcca gtttccccag gatgttcagt gactgcagcc 1150 aggcctacct ggagagctttttggagcggc cgcagtcggt gtgcctcgcc 1200 aacgcccctg acctcagcca cctggtgggcggccccgtgt gtgggaacct 1250 gtttgtggag cgtggggagc agtgcgactg cggcccccccgaggactgcc 1300 ggaaccgctg ctgcaactct accacctgcc agctggctga gggggcccag1350 tgtgcgcacg gtacctgctg ccaggagtgc aaggtgaagc cggctggtga 1400gctgtgccgt cccaagaagg acatgtgtga cctcgaggag ttctgtgacg 1450 gccggcaccctgagtgcccg gaagacgcct tccaggagaa cggcacgccc 1500 tgctccgggg gctactgctacaacggggcc tgtcccacac tggcccagca 1550 gtgccaggcc ttctgggggc caggtgggcaggctgccgag gagtcctgct 1600 tctcctatga catcctacca ggctgcaagg ccagccggtacagggctgac 1650 atgtgtggcg ttctgcagtg caagggtggg cagcagcccc tggggcgtgc1700 catctgcatc gtggatgtgt gccacgcgct caccacagag gatggcactg 1750cgtatgaacc agtgcccgag ggcacccggt gtggaccaga gaaggtttgc 1800 tggaaaggacgttgccagga cttacacgtt tacagatcca gcaactgctc 1850 tgcccagtgc cacaaccatggggtgtgcaa ccacaagcag gagtgccact 1900 gccacgcggg ctgggccccg ccccactgcgcgaagctgct gactgaggtg 1950 cacgcagcgt ccgggagcct ccccgtcctc gtggtggtggttctggtgct 2000 cctggcagtt gtgctggtca ccctggcagg catcatcgtc taccgcaaag2050 cccggagccg catcctgagc aggaacgtgg ctcccaagac cacaatgggg 2100cgctccaacc ccctgttcca ccaggctgcc agccgcgtgc cggccaaggg 2150 cggggctccagccccatcca ggggccccca agagctggtc cccaccaccc 2200 acccgggcca gcccgcccgacacccggcct cctcggtggc tctgaagagg 2250 ccgccccctg ctcctccggt cactgtgtccagcccaccct tcccagttcc 2300 tgtctacacc cggcaggcac caaagcaggt catcaagccaacgttcgcac 2350 ccccagtgcc cccagtcaaa cccggggctg gtgcggccaa ccctggtcca2400 gctgagggtg ctgttggccc aaaggttgcc ctgaagcccc ccatccagag 2450gaagcaagga gccggagctc ccacagcacc ctaggggggc acctgcgcct 2500 gtgtggaaatttggagaagt tgcggcagag aagccatgcg ttccagcctt 2550 ccacggtcca gctagtgccgctcagcccta gaccctgact ttgcaggctc 2600 agctgctgtt ctaacctcag taatgcatctacctgagagg ctcctgctgt 2650 ccacgccctc agccaattcc ttctccccgc cttggccacgtgtagcccca 2700 gctgtctgca ggcaccaggc tgggatgagc tgtgtgcttg cgggtgcgtg2750 tgtgtgtacg tgtctccagg tggccgctgg tctcccgctg tgttcaggag 2800gccacatata cagcccctcc cagccacacc tgcccctgct ctggggcctg 2850 ctgagccggctgccctgggc acccggttcc aggcagcaca gacgtggggc 2900 atccccagaa agactccatcccaggaccag gttcccctcc gtgctcttcg 2950 agagggtgtc agtgagcaga ctgcaccccaagctcccgac tccaggtccc 3000 ctgatcttgg gcctgtttcc catgggattc aagagggacagccccagctt 3050 tgtgtgtgtt taagcttagg aatgcccttt atggaaaggg ctatgtggga3100 gagtcagcta tcttgtctgg ttttcttgag acctcagatg tgtgttcagc 3150agggctgaaa gcttttattc tttaataatg agaaatgtat attttactaa 3200 taaattattgaccgagttct gtagattctt gttaga 3236 58 824 PRT Homo sapiens 58 Met Arg GlyLeu Gly Leu Trp Leu Leu Gly Ala Met Met Leu Pro 1 5 10 15 Ala Ile AlaPro Ser Arg Pro Trp Ala Leu Met Glu Gln Tyr Glu 20 25 30 Val Val Leu ProArg Arg Leu Pro Gly Pro Arg Val Arg Arg Ala 35 40 45 Leu Pro Ser His LeuGly Leu His Pro Glu Arg Val Ser Tyr Val 50 55 60 Leu Gly Ala Thr Gly HisAsn Phe Thr Leu His Leu Arg Lys Asn 65 70 75 Arg Asp Leu Leu Gly Ser GlyTyr Thr Glu Thr Tyr Thr Ala Ala 80 85 90 Asn Gly Ser Glu Val Thr Glu GlnPro Arg Gly Gln Asp His Cys 95 100 105 Leu Tyr Gln Gly His Val Glu GlyTyr Pro Asp Ser Ala Ala Ser 110 115 120 Leu Ser Thr Cys Ala Gly Leu ArgGly Phe Phe Gln Val Gly Ser 125 130 135 Asp Leu His Leu Ile Glu Pro LeuAsp Glu Gly Gly Glu Gly Gly 140 145 150 Arg His Ala Val Tyr Gln Ala GluHis Leu Leu Gln Thr Ala Gly 155 160 165 Thr Cys Gly Val Ser Asp Asp SerLeu Gly Ser Leu Leu Gly Pro 170 175 180 Arg Thr Ala Ala Val Phe Arg ProArg Pro Gly Asp Ser Leu Pro 185 190 195 Ser Arg Glu Thr Arg Tyr Val GluLeu Tyr Val Val Val Asp Asn 200 205 210 Ala Glu Phe Gln Met Leu Gly SerGlu Ala Ala Val Arg His Arg 215 220 225 Val Leu Glu Val Val Asn His ValAsp Lys Leu Tyr Gln Lys Leu 230 235 240 Asn Phe Arg Val Val Leu Val GlyLeu Glu Ile Trp Asn Ser Gln 245 250 255 Asp Arg Phe His Val Ser Pro AspPro Ser Val Thr Leu Glu Asn 260 265 270 Leu Leu Thr Trp Gln Ala Arg GlnArg Thr Arg Arg His Leu His 275 280 285 Asp Asn Val Gln Leu Ile Thr GlyVal Asp Phe Thr Gly Thr Thr 290 295 300 Val Gly Phe Ala Arg Val Ser AlaMet Cys Ser His Ser Ser Gly 305 310 315 Ala Val Asn Gln Asp His Ser LysAsn Pro Val Gly Val Ala Cys 320 325 330 Thr Met Ala His Glu Met Gly HisAsn Leu Gly Met Asp His Asp 335 340 345 Glu Asn Val Gln Gly Cys Arg CysGln Glu Arg Phe Glu Ala Gly 350 355 360 Arg Cys Ile Met Ala Gly Ser IleGly Ser Ser Phe Pro Arg Met 365 370 375 Phe Ser Asp Cys Ser Gln Ala TyrLeu Glu Ser Phe Leu Glu Arg 380 385 390 Pro Gln Ser Val Cys Leu Ala AsnAla Pro Asp Leu Ser His Leu 395 400 405 Val Gly Gly Pro Val Cys Gly AsnLeu Phe Val Glu Arg Gly Glu 410 415 420 Gln Cys Asp Cys Gly Pro Pro GluAsp Cys Arg Asn Arg Cys Cys 425 430 435 Asn Ser Thr Thr Cys Gln Leu AlaGlu Gly Ala Gln Cys Ala His 440 445 450 Gly Thr Cys Cys Gln Glu Cys LysVal Lys Pro Ala Gly Glu Leu 455 460 465 Cys Arg Pro Lys Lys Asp Met CysAsp Leu Glu Glu Phe Cys Asp 470 475 480 Gly Arg His Pro Glu Cys Pro GluAsp Ala Phe Gln Glu Asn Gly 485 490 495 Thr Pro Cys Ser Gly Gly Tyr CysTyr Asn Gly Ala Cys Pro Thr 500 505 510 Leu Ala Gln Gln Cys Gln Ala PheTrp Gly Pro Gly Gly Gln Ala 515 520 525 Ala Glu Glu Ser Cys Phe Ser TyrAsp Ile Leu Pro Gly Cys Lys 530 535 540 Ala Ser Arg Tyr Arg Ala Asp MetCys Gly Val Leu Gln Cys Lys 545 550 555 Gly Gly Gln Gln Pro Leu Gly ArgAla Ile Cys Ile Val Asp Val 560 565 570 Cys His Ala Leu Thr Thr Glu AspGly Thr Ala Tyr Glu Pro Val 575 580 585 Pro Glu Gly Thr Arg Cys Gly ProGlu Lys Val Cys Trp Lys Gly 590 595 600 Arg Cys Gln Asp Leu His Val TyrArg Ser Ser Asn Cys Ser Ala 605 610 615 Gln Cys His Asn His Gly Val CysAsn His Lys Gln Glu Cys His 620 625 630 Cys His Ala Gly Trp Ala Pro ProHis Cys Ala Lys Leu Leu Thr 635 640 645 Glu Val His Ala Ala Ser Gly SerLeu Pro Val Leu Val Val Val 650 655 660 Val Leu Val Leu Leu Ala Val ValLeu Val Thr Leu Ala Gly Ile 665 670 675 Ile Val Tyr Arg Lys Ala Arg SerArg Ile Leu Ser Arg Asn Val 680 685 690 Ala Pro Lys Thr Thr Met Gly ArgSer Asn Pro Leu Phe His Gln 695 700 705 Ala Ala Ser Arg Val Pro Ala LysGly Gly Ala Pro Ala Pro Ser 710 715 720 Arg Gly Pro Gln Glu Leu Val ProThr Thr His Pro Gly Gln Pro 725 730 735 Ala Arg His Pro Ala Ser Ser ValAla Leu Lys Arg Pro Pro Pro 740 745 750 Ala Pro Pro Val Thr Val Ser SerPro Pro Phe Pro Val Pro Val 755 760 765 Tyr Thr Arg Gln Ala Pro Lys GlnVal Ile Lys Pro Thr Phe Ala 770 775 780 Pro Pro Val Pro Pro Val Lys ProGly Ala Gly Ala Ala Asn Pro 785 790 795 Gly Pro Ala Glu Gly Ala Val GlyPro Lys Val Ala Leu Lys Pro 800 805 810 Pro Ile Gln Arg Lys Gln Gly AlaGly Ala Pro Thr Ala Pro 815 820 59 1283 DNA Homo sapiens 59 cggacgcgtgggacccatac ttgctggtct gatccatgca caaggcgggg 50 ctgctaggcc tctgtgcccgggcttggaat tcggtgcgga tggccagctc 100 cgggatgacc cgccgggacc cgctcgcaaataaggtggcc ctggtaacgg 150 cctccaccga cgggatcggc ttcgccatcg cccggcgtttggcccaggac 200 ggggcccatg tggtcgtcag cagccggaag cagcagaatg tggaccaggc250 ggtggccacg ctgcaggggg aggggctgag cgtgacgggc accgtgtgcc 300atgtggggaa ggcggaggac cgggagcggc tggtggccac ggctgtgaag 350 cttcatggaggtatcgatat cctagtctcc aatgctgctg tcaacccttt 400 ctttggaagc ataatggatgtcactgagga ggtgtgggac aagactctgg 450 acattaatgt gaaggcccca gccctgatgacaaaggcagt ggtgccagaa 500 atggagaaac gaggaggcgg ctcagtggtg atcgtgtcttccatagcagc 550 cttcagtcca tctcctggct tcagtcctta caatgtcagt aaaacagcct600 tgctgggcct gaccaagacc ctggccatag agctggcccc aaggaacatt 650agggtgaact gcctagcacc tggacttatc aagactagct tcagcaggat 700 gctctggatggacaaggaaa aagaggaaag catgaaagaa accctgcgga 750 taagaaggtt aggcgagccagaggattgtg ctggcatcgt gtctttcctg 800 tgctctgaag atgccagcta catcactggggaaacagtgg tggtgggtgg 850 aggaaccccg tcccgcctct gaggaccggg agacagcccacaggccagag 900 ttgggctcta gctcctggtg ctgttcctgc attcacccac tggcctttcc950 cacctctgct caccttactg ttcacctcat caaatcagtt ctgccctgtg 1000aaaagatcca gccttccctg ccgtcaaggt ggcgtcttac tcgggattcc 1050 tgctgttgttgtggccttgg gtaaaggcct cccctgagaa cacaggacag 1100 gcctgctgac aaggctgagtctaccttggc aaagaccaag atattttttc 1150 ctgggccact ggtgaatctg aggggtgatgggagagaagg aacctggagt 1200 ggaaggagca gagttgcaaa ttaacagctt gcaaatgaggtgcaaataaa 1250 atgcagatga ttgcgcggct ttgaaaaaaa aaa 1283 60 278 PRTHomo sapiens 60 Met His Lys Ala Gly Leu Leu Gly Leu Cys Ala Arg Ala TrpAsn 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Arg Met Ala Ser Ser Gly Met Thr Arg Arg Asp ProLeu 20 25 30 Ala Asn Lys Val Ala Leu Val Thr Ala Ser Thr Asp Gly Ile Gly35 40 45 Phe Ala Ile Ala Arg Arg Leu Ala Gln Asp Gly Ala His Val Val 5055 60 Val Ser Ser Arg Lys Gln Gln Asn Val Asp Gln Ala Val Ala Thr 65 7075 Leu Gln Gly Glu Gly Leu Ser Val Thr Gly Thr Val Cys His Val 80 85 90Gly Lys Ala Glu Asp Arg Glu Arg Leu Val Ala Thr Ala Val Lys 95 100 105Leu His Gly Gly Ile Asp Ile Leu Val Ser Asn Ala Ala Val Asn 110 115 120Pro Phe Phe Gly Ser Ile Met Asp Val Thr Glu Glu Val Trp Asp 125 130 135Lys Thr Leu Asp Ile Asn Val Lys Ala Pro Ala Leu Met Thr Lys 140 145 150Ala Val Val Pro Glu Met Glu Lys Arg Gly Gly Gly Ser Val Val 155 160 165Ile Val Ser Ser Ile Ala Ala Phe Ser Pro Ser Pro Gly Phe Ser 170 175 180Pro Tyr Asn Val Ser Lys Thr Ala Leu Leu Gly Leu Thr Lys Thr 185 190 195Leu Ala Ile Glu Leu Ala Pro Arg Asn Ile Arg Val Asn Cys Leu 200 205 210Ala Pro Gly Leu Ile Lys Thr Ser Phe Ser Arg Met Leu Trp Met 215 220 225Asp Lys Glu Lys Glu Glu Ser Met Lys Glu Thr Leu Arg Ile Arg 230 235 240Arg Leu Gly Glu Pro Glu Asp Cys Ala Gly Ile Val Ser Phe Leu 245 250 255Cys Ser Glu Asp Ala Ser Tyr Ile Thr Gly Glu Thr Val Val Val 260 265 270Gly Gly Gly Thr Pro Ser Arg Leu 275 61 663 DNA Homo sapiens 61atggaacttg gacttggagg cctctccacg ctgtcccact gcccctggcc 50 taggcggcagcctgccctgt ggcccaccct ggccgctctg gctctgctga 100 gcagcgtcgc agaggcctccctgggctccg cgccccgcag ccctgccccc 150 cgcgaaggcc ccccgcctgt cctggcgtcccccgccggcc acctgccggg 200 gggacgcacg gcccgctggt gcagtggaag agcccggcggccgccgccgc 250 agccttctcg gcccgcgccc ccgccgcctg cacccccatc tgctcttccc300 cgcgggggcc gcgcggcgcg ggctgggggc ccgggcagcc gcgctcgggc 350agcgggggcg cggggctgcc gcctgcgctc gcagctggtg ccggtgcgcg 400 cgctcggcctgggccaccgc tccgacgagc tggtgcgttt ccgcttctgc 450 agcggctcct gccgccgcgcgcgctctcca cacgacctca gcctggccag 500 cctactgggc gccggggccc tgcgaccgcccccgggctcc cggcccgtca 550 gccagccctg ctgccgaccc acgcgctacg aagcggtctccttcatggac 600 gtcaacagca cctggagaac cgtggaccgc ctctccgcca ccgcctgcgg650 ctgcctgggc tga 663 62 220 PRT Homo sapiens 62 Met Glu Leu Gly LeuGly Gly Leu Ser Thr Leu Ser His Cys Pro 1 5 10 15 Trp Pro Arg Arg GlnPro Ala Leu Trp Pro Thr Leu Ala Ala Leu 20 25 30 Ala Leu Leu Ser Ser ValAla Glu Ala Ser Leu Gly Ser Ala Pro 35 40 45 Arg Ser Pro Ala Pro Arg GluGly Pro Pro Pro Val Leu Ala Ser 50 55 60 Pro Ala Gly His Leu Pro Gly GlyArg Thr Ala Arg Trp Cys Ser 65 70 75 Gly Arg Ala Arg Arg Pro Pro Pro GlnPro Ser Arg Pro Ala Pro 80 85 90 Pro Pro Pro Ala Pro Pro Ser Ala Leu ProArg Gly Gly Arg Ala 95 100 105 Ala Arg Ala Gly Gly Pro Gly Ser Arg AlaArg Ala Ala Gly Ala 110 115 120 Arg Gly Cys Arg Leu Arg Ser Gln Leu ValPro Val Arg Ala Leu 125 130 135 Gly Leu Gly His Arg Ser Asp Glu Leu ValArg Phe Arg Phe Cys 140 145 150 Ser Gly Ser Cys Arg Arg Ala Arg Ser ProHis Asp Leu Ser Leu 155 160 165 Ala Ser Leu Leu Gly Ala Gly Ala Leu ArgPro Pro Pro Gly Ser 170 175 180 Arg Pro Val Ser Gln Pro Cys Cys Arg ProThr Arg Tyr Glu Ala 185 190 195 Val Ser Phe Met Asp Val Asn Ser Thr TrpArg Thr Val Asp Arg 200 205 210 Leu Ser Ala Thr Ala Cys Gly Cys Leu Gly215 220 63 2005 DNA Homo sapiens 63 gaagaggcaa cacagagctc cctattgtgaaataaaaccc atttcaaaag 50 ttattggaaa gaaagtaagg ttcactggtg ggaggctgagccggtggaaa 100 agacaccggg aagagactca gaggcgacca taatgtcgtt acgtgtacac150 actctgccca ccctgcttgg agccgtcgtc agaccgggct gcagggagct 200gctgtgtttg ctgatgatca cagtgactgt gggccctggt gcctctgggg 250 tgtgccccaccgcttgcatc tgtgccactg acatcgtcag ctgcaccaac 300 aaaaacctgt ccaaggtgcctgggaacctt ttcagactga ttaagagact 350 ggacctgagt tataacagaa ttgggcttctggattctgag tggattccag 400 tatcgtttgc aaagctgaac accctaattc ttcgtcataacaacatcacc 450 agcatttcca cgggcagttt ttccacaact ccaaatttga agtgtcttga500 cttatcgtcc aataagctga agacggtgaa aaatgctgta ttccaagagt 550tgaaggttct ggaagtgctt ctgctttaca acaatcacat atcctatctc 600 gatccttcagcgtttggagg gctctcccag ttgcagaaac tctacttaag 650 tggaaatttt ctcacacagtttccgatgga tttgtatgtt ggaaggttca 700 agctggcaga actgatgttt ttagatgtttcttataaccg aattccttcc 750 atgccaatgc accacataaa tttagtgcca ggaaaacagctgagaggcat 800 ctaccttcat ggaaacccat ttgtctgtga ctgttccctg tactccttgc850 tggtcttttg gtatcgtagg cactttagct cagtgatgga ttttaagaac 900gattacacct gtcgcctgtg gtctgactcc aggcactcgc gtcaggtact 950 tctgctccaggatagcttta tgaattgctc tgacagcatc atcaatggtt 1000 cctttcgtgc gcttggctttattcatgagg ctcaggtcgg ggaaagactg 1050 atggtccact taatttgtgc ctatatttgtatgatgtcat aatttaatct 1100 gttcatattt aactttgtgt gtggtctgca aaataaacagcaggacagaa 1150 attgtgttgt tttgttcttt gaaatacaac caaattctct taaaatgatt1200 ggtaggaaat gaggtaaagt acttcagttc ctcaatgtgc cagagaaaga 1250tggggttgtt ttccaaagtt taagttctag atcacaatat cttagctttt 1300 agcactattggtaatttcag agtaggccca aaggtgatat gactcccatt 1350 gtccctttat ttaggatattgaaagaaaaa ataaacttta tgtattagtg 1400 tcctttaaaa atagactttg ctaacttactagtaccagag ttattttaaa 1450 gaaaaacact agtgtccaat ttcattttta aaagatgtagaaagaagaat 1500 caagcatcaa ttaattataa agcctaaagc aaagttagat ttgggggtta1550 ttcagccaaa attaccgttt tagaccagaa tgaatagact acactgataa 1600aatgtactgg ataatgccac atcctatatg gtgttataga aatagtgcaa 1650 ggaaagtacatttgtttgcc tgtcttttca ttttgtacat tcttcccatt 1700 ctgtattctt gtacaaaagatctcattgaa aatttaaagt catcataatt 1750 tgttgccata aatatgtaag tgtcaataccaaaatgtctg agtaacttct 1800 taaatccctg ttctagcaaa ctaatattgg ttcatgtgcttgtgtatatg 1850 taaatcttaa attatgtgaa ctattaaata gaccctactg tactgtgctt1900 tggacatttg aattaatgta aatatatgta atctgtgact tgatattttg 1950ttttatttgg ctatttaaaa acataaatct aaaatgtctt atgttatcaa 2000 aaaaa 200564 319 PRT Homo sapiens 64 Met Ser Leu Arg Val His Thr Leu Pro Thr LeuLeu Gly Ala Val 1 5 10 15 Val Arg Pro Gly Cys Arg Glu Leu Leu Cys LeuLeu Met Ile Thr 20 25 30 Val Thr Val Gly Pro Gly Ala Ser Gly Val Cys ProThr Ala Cys 35 40 45 Ile Cys Ala Thr Asp Ile Val Ser Cys Thr Asn Lys AsnLeu Ser 50 55 60 Lys Val Pro Gly Asn Leu Phe Arg Leu Ile Lys Arg Leu AspLeu 65 70 75 Ser Tyr Asn Arg Ile Gly Leu Leu Asp Ser Glu Trp Ile Pro Val80 85 90 Ser Phe Ala Lys Leu Asn Thr Leu Ile Leu Arg His Asn Asn Ile 95100 105 Thr Ser Ile Ser Thr Gly Ser Phe Ser Thr Thr Pro Asn Leu Lys 110115 120 Cys Leu Asp Leu Ser Ser Asn Lys Leu Lys Thr Val Lys Asn Ala 125130 135 Val Phe Gln Glu Leu Lys Val Leu Glu Val Leu Leu Leu Tyr Asn 140145 150 Asn His Ile Ser Tyr Leu Asp Pro Ser Ala Phe Gly Gly Leu Ser 155160 165 Gln Leu Gln Lys Leu Tyr Leu Ser Gly Asn Phe Leu Thr Gln Phe 170175 180 Pro Met Asp Leu Tyr Val Gly Arg Phe Lys Leu Ala Glu Leu Met 185190 195 Phe Leu Asp Val Ser Tyr Asn Arg Ile Pro Ser Met Pro Met His 200205 210 His Ile Asn Leu Val Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu Arg Gly Ile Tyr Leu 215220 225 His Gly Asn Pro Phe Val Cys Asp Cys Ser Leu Tyr Ser Leu Leu 230235 240 Val Phe Trp Tyr Arg Arg His Phe Ser Ser Val Met Asp Phe Lys 245250 255 Asn Asp Tyr Thr Cys Arg Leu Trp Ser Asp Ser Arg His Ser Arg 260265 270 Gln Val Leu Leu Leu Gln Asp Ser Phe Met Asn Cys Ser Asp Ser 275280 285 Ile Ile Asn Gly Ser Phe Arg Ala Leu Gly Phe Ile His Glu Ala 290295 300 Gln Val Gly Glu Arg Leu Met Val His Leu Ile Cys Ala Tyr Ile 305310 315 Cys Met Met Ser 65 3121 DNA Homo sapiens 65 gcgccctgagctccgcctcc gggcccgata gcggcatcga gagcgcctcc 50 gtcgaggacc aggcggcgcagggggccggc gggcgaaagg aggatgaggg 100 ggcgcagcag ctgctgaccc tgcagaaccaggtggcgcgg ctggaggagg 150 agaaccgaga ctttctggct gcgctggagg acgccatggagcagtacaaa 200 ctgcagagcg accggctgcg tgagcagcag gaggagatgg tggaactgcg250 gctgcggtta gagctggtgc ggccaggctg ggggggcctg cggctcctga 300atggcctgcc tcccgggtcc tttgtgcctc gacctcatac agcccccctg 350 gggggtgcccacgcccatgt gctgggcatg gtgccgcctg cctgcctccc 400 tggagatgaa gttggctctgagcagagggg agagcaggtg acaaatggca 450 gggaggctgg agctgagttg ctgactgaggtgaacaggct gggaagtggc 500 tcttcagctg cttcagagga ggaagaggag gaggaggagccgcccaggcg 550 gaccttacac ctgcgcagaa ataggatcag caactgcagt cagagggcgg600 gggcacgccc agggagtctg ccagagagga agggcccaga gctttgcctt 650gaggagttgg atgcagccat tccagggtcc agagcagttg gtgggagcaa 700 ggcccgagttcaggcccgcc aggtcccccc tgccacagcc tcagagtggc 750 ggctggccca ggcccagcagaagatccggg agctggctat caacatccgc 800 atgaaggagg agcttattgg cgagctggtccgcacaggaa aggcagctca 850 ggccctgaac cgccagcaca gccagcgtat ccgggagctggagcaggagg 900 cagagcaggt gcgggccgag ctgagtgaag gccagaggca gctgcgggag950 ctcgagggca aggagctcca ggatgctggc gagcggtctc ggctccagga 1000gttccgcagg agggtcgctg cggcccagag ccaggtgcag gtgctgaagg 1050 agaagaagcaggctacggag cggctggtgt cactgtcggc ccagagtgag 1100 aagcgactgc aggagctcgagcggaacgtg cagctcatgc ggcagcagca 1150 gggacagctg cagaggcggc ttcgcgaggagacggagcag aagcggcgcc 1200 tggaggcaga aatgagcaag cggcagcacc gcgtcaaggagctggagctg 1250 aagcatgagc aacagcagaa gatcctgaag attaagacgg aagagatcgc1300 ggccttccag aggaagaggc gcagtggcag caacggctct gtggtcagcc 1350tggaacagca gcagaagatt gaggagcaga agaagtggct ggaccaggag 1400 atggagaaggtgctacagca gcggcgggcg ctggaggagc tgggggagga 1450 gctccacaag cgggaggccatcctggccaa gaaggaggcc ctgatgcagg 1500 agaagacggg gctggagagc aagcgcctgagatccagcca ggccctcaac 1550 gaggacatcg tgcgagtgtc cagccggctg gagcacctggagaaggagct 1600 gtccgagaag agcgggcagc tgcggcaggg cagcgcccag agccagcagc1650 agatccgcgg ggagatcgac agcctgcgcc aggagaagga ctcgctgctc 1700aagcagcgcc tggagatcga cggcaagctg aggcagggga gtctgctgtc 1750 ccccgaggaggagcggacgc tgttccagtt ggatgaggcc atcgaggccc 1800 tggatgctgc cattgagtataagaatgagg ccatcacatg ccgccagcgg 1850 gtgcttcggg cctcagcctc gttgctgtcccagtgcgaga tgaacctcat 1900 ggccaagctc agctacctct catcctcaga gaccagagccctcctctgca 1950 agtattttga caaggtggtg acgctccgag aggagcagca ccagcagcag2000 attgccttct cggaactgga gatgcagctg gaggagcagc agaggctggt 2050gtactggctg gaggtggccc tggagcggca gcgcctggag atggaccgcc 2100 agctgaccctgcagcagaag gagcacgagc agaacatgca gctgctcctg 2150 cagcagagtc gagaccacctcggtgaaggg ttagcagaca gcaggaggca 2200 gtatgaggcc cggattcaag ctctggagaaggaactgggc cgttacatgt 2250 ggataaacca ggaactgaaa cagaagctcg gcggtgtgaacgctgtaggc 2300 cacagcaggg gtggggagaa gaggagcctg tgctcggagg gcagacaggc2350 tcctggaaat gaagatgagc tccacctggc acccgagctt ctctggctgt 2400cccccctcac tgagggggcc ccccgcaccc gggaggagac gcgggacttg 2450 gtccacgctccgttaccctt gacctggaaa cgctcgagcc tgtgtggtga 2500 ggagcagggg tcccccgaggaactgaggca gcgggaggcg gctgagcccc 2550 tggtggggcg ggtgcttcct gtgggtgaggcaggcctgcc ctggaacttt 2600 gggcctttgt ccaagccccg gcgggaactg cgacgagccagcccggggat 2650 gattgatgtc cggaaaaacc ccctgtaagc cctcggggca gaccctgcct2700 tggagggaga ctccgagcct gctgaaaggg gcagctgcct gttttgcttc 2750tgtgaagggc agtccttacc gcacacccta aatccaggcc ctcatctgta 2800 ccctcactgggatcaacaaa tttgggccat ggcccaaaag aactggaccc 2850 tcatttaaca aaataatatgcaaattccca ccacttactt ccatgaagct 2900 gtggtaccca attgccgcct tgtgtcttgctcgaatctca ggacaattct 2950 ggtttcaggc gtaaatggat gtgcttgtag ttcaggggtttggccaagaa 3000 tcatcacgaa agggtcggtg gcaaccaggt tgtggtttaa atggtcttat3050 gtatataggg gaaactggga gactttagga tcttaaaaaa ccatttaata 3100aaaaaaaatc tttgaaggga c 3121 66 830 PRT Homo sapiens 66 Met Glu Gln TyrLys Leu Gln Ser Asp Arg Leu Arg Glu Gln Gln 1 5 10 15 Glu Glu Met ValGlu Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu Glu Leu Val Arg Pro 20 25 30 Gly Trp Gly Gly LeuArg Leu Leu Asn Gly Leu Pro Pro Gly Ser 35 40 45 Phe Val Pro Arg Pro HisThr Ala Pro Leu Gly Gly Ala His Ala 50 55 60 His Val Leu Gly Met Val ProPro Ala Cys Leu Pro Gly Asp Glu 65 70 75 Val Gly Ser Glu Gln Arg Gly GluGln Val Thr Asn Gly Arg Glu 80 85 90 Ala Gly Ala Glu Leu Leu Thr Glu ValAsn Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly 95 100 105 Ser Ser Ala Ala Ser Glu Glu Glu GluGlu Glu Glu Glu Pro Pro 110 115 120 Arg Arg Thr Leu His Leu Arg Arg AsnArg Ile Ser Asn Cys Ser 125 130 135 Gln Arg Ala Gly Ala Arg Pro Gly SerLeu Pro Glu Arg Lys Gly 140 145 150 Pro Glu Leu Cys Leu Glu Glu Leu AspAla Ala Ile Pro Gly Ser 155 160 165 Arg Ala Val Gly Gly Ser Lys Ala ArgVal Gln Ala Arg Gln Val 170 175 180 Pro Pro Ala Thr Ala Ser Glu Trp ArgLeu Ala Gln Ala Gln Gln 185 190 195 Lys Ile Arg Glu Leu Ala Ile Asn IleArg Met Lys Glu Glu Leu 200 205 210 Ile Gly Glu Leu Val Arg Thr Gly LysAla Ala Gln Ala Leu Asn 215 220 225 Arg Gln His Ser Gln Arg Ile Arg GluLeu Glu Gln Glu Ala Glu 230 235 240 Gln Val Arg Ala Glu Leu Ser Glu GlyGln Arg Gln Leu Arg Glu 245 250 255 Leu Glu Gly Lys Glu Leu Gln Asp AlaGly Glu Arg Ser Arg Leu 260 265 270 Gln Glu Phe Arg Arg Arg Val Ala AlaAla Gln Ser Gln Val Gln 275 280 285 Val Leu Lys Glu Lys Lys Gln Ala ThrGlu Arg Leu Val Ser Leu 290 295 300 Ser Ala Gln Ser Glu Lys Arg Leu GlnGlu Leu Glu Arg Asn Val 305 310 315 Gln Leu Met Arg Gln Gln Gln Gly GlnLeu Gln Arg Arg Leu Arg 320 325 330 Glu Glu Thr Glu Gln Lys Arg Arg LeuGlu Ala Glu Met Ser Lys 335 340 345 Arg Gln His Arg Val Lys Glu Leu GluLeu Lys His Glu Gln Gln 350 355 360 Gln Lys Ile Leu Lys Ile Lys Thr GluGlu Ile Ala Ala Phe Gln 365 370 375 Arg Lys Arg Arg Ser Gly Ser Asn GlySer Val Val Ser Leu Glu 380 385 390 Gln Gln Gln Lys Ile Glu Glu Gln LysLys Trp Leu Asp Gln Glu 395 400 405 Met Glu Lys Val Leu Gln Gln Arg ArgAla Leu Glu Glu Leu Gly 410 415 420 Glu Glu Leu His Lys Arg Glu Ala IleLeu Ala Lys Lys Glu Ala 425 430 435 Leu Met Gln Glu Lys Thr Gly Leu GluSer Lys Arg Leu Arg Ser 440 445 450 Ser Gln Ala Leu Asn Glu Asp Ile ValArg Val Ser Ser Arg Leu 455 460 465 Glu His Leu Glu Lys Glu Leu Ser GluLys Ser Gly Gln Leu Arg 470 475 480 Gln Gly Ser Ala Gln Ser Gln Gln GlnIle Arg Gly Glu Ile Asp 485 490 495 Ser Leu Arg Gln Glu Lys Asp Ser LeuLeu Lys Gln Arg Leu Glu 500 505 510 Ile Asp Gly Lys Leu Arg Gln Gly SerLeu Leu Ser Pro Glu Glu 515 520 525 Glu Arg Thr Leu Phe Gln Leu Asp GluAla Ile Glu Ala Leu Asp 530 535 540 Ala Ala Ile Glu Tyr Lys Asn Glu AlaIle Thr Cys Arg Gln Arg 545 550 555 Val Leu Arg Ala Ser Ala Ser Leu LeuSer Gln Cys Glu Met Asn 560 565 570 Leu Met Ala Lys Leu Ser Tyr Leu SerSer Ser Glu Thr Arg Ala 575 580 585 Leu Leu Cys Lys Tyr Phe Asp Lys ValVal Thr Leu Arg Glu Glu 590 595 600 Gln His Gln Gln Gln Ile Ala Phe SerGlu Leu Glu Met Gln Leu 605 610 615 Glu Glu Gln Gln Arg Leu Val Tyr TrpLeu Glu Val Ala Leu Glu 620 625 630 Arg Gln Arg Leu Glu Met Asp Arg GlnLeu Thr Leu Gln Gln Lys 635 640 645 Glu His Glu Gln Asn Met Gln Leu LeuLeu Gln Gln Ser Arg Asp 650 655 660 His Leu Gly Glu Gly Leu Ala Asp SerArg Arg Gln Tyr Glu Ala 665 670 675 Arg Ile Gln Ala Leu Glu Lys Glu LeuGly Arg Tyr Met Trp Ile 680 685 690 Asn Gln Glu Leu Lys Gln Lys Leu GlyGly Val Asn Ala Val Gly 695 700 705 His Ser Arg Gly Gly Glu Lys Arg SerLeu Cys Ser Glu Gly Arg 710 715 720 Gln Ala Pro Gly Asn Glu Asp Glu LeuHis Leu Ala Pro Glu Leu 725 730 735 Leu Trp Leu Ser Pro Leu Thr Glu GlyAla Pro Arg Thr Arg Glu 740 745 750 Glu Thr Arg Asp Leu Val His Ala ProLeu Pro Leu Thr Trp Lys 755 760 765 Arg Ser Ser Leu Cys Gly Glu Glu GlnGly Ser Pro Glu Glu Leu 770 775 780 Arg Gln Arg Glu Ala Ala Glu Pro LeuVal Gly Arg Val Leu Pro 785 790 795 Val Gly Glu Ala Gly Leu Pro Trp AsnPhe Gly Pro Leu Ser Lys 800 805 810 Pro Arg Arg Glu Leu Arg Arg Ala SerPro Gly Met Ile Asp Val 815 820 825 Arg Lys Asn Pro Leu 830 67 2770 DNAHomo sapiens 67 cccacgcgtc cggcggctac acacctaggt gcggtgggct tcgggtgggg50 ggcctgcagc tagctgatgg caagggagga atagcagggg tggggattgt 100 ggtgtgcgagaggtcccgcg gacggggggc tcgggggtct cttcagacga 150 gattcccttc aggcttgggccgggtccctt cgcacggaga tcccaatgaa 200 cgcgggcccc tggaggccgg tggttggggcttctccgcgt cggggatggg 250 gccggtaccc tagcccgttt ccagcgcctc agtcggttccccatgccctc 300 agaggtggcc cggggcaagc gcgccgccct cttcttcgct gcggtggcca350 tcgtgctggg gctaccgctc tggtggaaga ccacggagac ctaccgggcc 400tcgttgcctt actcccagat cagtggcctg aatgcccttc agctccgcct 450 catggtgcctgtcactgtcg tgtttacgcg ggagtcagtg cccctggacg 500 accaggagaa gctgcccttcaccgttgtgc atgaaagaga gattcctctg 550 aaatacaaaa tgaaaatcaa atgccgtttccagaaggcct atcggagggc 600 tttggaccat gaggaggagg ccctgtcatc gggcagtgtgcaagaggcag 650 aagccatgtt agatgagcct caggaacaag cggagggctc cctgactgtg700 tacgtgatat ctgaacactc ctcacttctt ccccaggaca tgatgagcta 750cattgggccc aagaggacag cagtggtgcg ggggataatg caccgggagg 800 cctttaacatcattggccgc cgcatagtcc aggtggccca ggccatgtct 850 ttgactgagg atgtgcttgctgctgctctg gctgaccacc ttccagagga 900 caagtggagc gctgagaaga ggcggcctctcaagtccagc ttgggctatg 950 agatcacctt cagtttactc aacccagacc ccaagtcccatgatgtctac 1000 tgggacattg agggggctgt ccggcgctat gtgcaacctt tcctgaatgc1050 cctcggtgcc gctggcaact tctctgtgga ctctcagatt ctttactatg 1100caatgttggg ggtgaatccc cgctttgact cagcttcctc cagctactat 1150 ttggacatgcacagcctccc ccatgtcatc aacccagtgg agtcccggct 1200 gggatccagt gctgcctccttgtaccctgt gctcaacttt ctactctacg 1250 tgcctgagct tgcacactca ccgctgtacattcaggacaa ggatggcgct 1300 ccagtggcca ccaatgcctt ccatagtccc cgctggggtggcattatggt 1350 atataatgtt gactccaaaa cctataatgc ctcagtgctg ccagtgagag1400 tcgaggtgga catggtgcga gtgatggagg tgttcctggc acagttgcgg 1450ttgctctttg ggattgctca gccccagctg cctccaaaat gcctgctttc 1500 agggcctacgagtgaagggc taatgacctg ggagctagac cggctgctct 1550 gggctcggtc agtggagaacctggccacag ccaccaccac ccttacctcc 1600 ctggcgcagc ttctgggcaa gatcagcaacattgtcatta aggacgacgt 1650 ggcatctgag gtgtacaagg ctgtagctgc cgtccagaagtcggcagaag 1700 agttggcgtc tgggcacctg gcatctgcct ttgtcgccag ccaggaagct1750 gtgacatcct ctgagcttgc cttctttgac ccgtcactcc tccacctcct 1800ttatttccct gatgaccaga agtttgccat ctacatccca ctcttcctgc 1850 ctatggctgtgcccatcctc ctgtccctgg tcaagatctt cctggagacc 1900 cgcaagtcct ggagaaagcctgagaagaca gactgagcag ggcagcacct 1950 ccataggaag ccttcctttc tggccaaggtgggcggtgtt agattgtgag 2000 gcacgtacat ggggcctgcc ggaatgactt aaatatttgtctccagtctc 2050 cactgttggc tctccagcaa ccaaagtaca acactccaag atgggttcat2100 cttttcttcc tttcccattc acctggctca atcctcctcc accaccaggg 2150gcctcaaaag gcacatcatc cgggtctcct tatcttgttt gataaggctg 2200 ctgcctgtctccctctgtgg caaggactgt ttgttctttt gccccatttc 2250 tcaacatagc acacttgtgcactgagagga gggagcatta tgggaaagtc 2300 cctgccttcc acacctctct ctagtccctgtgggacagcc ctagcccctg 2350 ctgtcatgaa ggggccaggc attggtcacc tgtgggaccttctccctcac 2400 tcccctccct cctagttggc tttgtctgtc aggtgcagtc tggcgggagt2450 ccaggaggca gcagctcagg acatggtgct gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtgt 2500gtgtgtgtgt gtgtgtgtca gaggttccag aaagttccag atttggaatc 2550 aaacagtcctgaattcaaat ccttgttttt gcacttattg tctggagagc 2600 tttggataag gtattgaatctctctgagcc tcagtttttc atttgttcaa 2650 atggcactga tgatgtctcc cttacaagatggttgtgagg agtaaatgtg 2700 atcagcatgt aaagtgtctg gcgtgtagta ggctcttaataaacactggc 2750 tgaatatgaa ttggaatgat 2770 68 547 PRT Homo sapiens 68Met Pro Ser Glu Val Ala Arg Gly Lys Arg Ala Ala Leu Phe Phe 1 5 10 15Ala Ala Val Ala Ile Val Leu Gly Leu Pro Leu Trp Trp Lys Thr 20 25 30 ThrGlu Thr Tyr Arg Ala Ser Leu Pro Tyr Ser Gln Ile Ser Gly 35 40 45 Leu AsnAla Leu Gln Leu Arg Leu Met Val Pro Val Thr Val Val 50 55 60 Phe Thr ArgGlu Ser Val Pro Leu Asp Asp Gln Glu Lys Leu Pro 65 70 75 Phe Thr Val ValHis Glu Arg Glu Ile Pro Leu Lys Tyr Lys Met 80 85 90 Lys Ile Lys Cys ArgPhe Gln Lys Ala Tyr Arg Arg Ala Leu Asp 95 100 105 His Glu Glu Glu AlaLeu Ser Ser Gly Ser Val Gln Glu Ala Glu 110 115 120 Ala Met Leu Asp GluPro Gln Glu Gln Ala Glu Gly Ser Leu Thr 125 130 135 Val Tyr Val Ile SerGlu His Ser Ser Leu Leu Pro Gln Asp Met 140 145 150 Met Ser Tyr Ile GlyPro Lys Arg Thr Ala Val Val Arg Gly Ile 155 160 165 Met His Arg Glu AlaPhe Asn Ile Ile Gly Arg Arg Ile Val Gln 170 175 180 Val Ala Gln Ala MetSer Leu Thr Glu Asp Val Leu Ala Ala Ala 185 190 195 Leu Ala Asp His LeuPro Glu Asp Lys Trp Ser Ala Glu Lys Arg 200 205 210 Arg Pro Leu Lys SerSer Leu Gly Tyr Glu Ile Thr Phe Ser Leu 215 220 225 Leu Asn Pro Asp ProLys Ser His Asp Val Tyr Trp Asp Ile Glu 230 235 240 Gly Ala Val Arg ArgTyr Val Gln Pro Phe Leu Asn Ala Leu Gly 245 250 255 Ala Ala Gly Asn PheSer Val Asp Ser Gln Ile Leu Tyr Tyr Ala 260 265 270 Met Leu Gly Val AsnPro Arg Phe Asp Ser Ala Ser Ser Ser Tyr 275 280 285 Tyr Leu Asp Met HisSer Leu Pro His Val Ile Asn Pro Val Glu 290 295 300 Ser Arg Leu Gly SerSer Ala Ala Ser Leu Tyr Pro Val Leu Asn 305 310 315 Phe Leu Leu Tyr ValPro Glu Leu Ala His Ser Pro Leu Tyr Ile 320 325 330 Gln Asp Lys Asp GlyAla Pro Val Ala Thr Asn Ala Phe His Ser 335 340 345 Pro Arg Trp Gly GlyIle Met Val Tyr Asn Val Asp Ser Lys Thr 350 355 360 Tyr Asn Ala Ser ValLeu Pro Val Arg Val Glu Val Asp Met Val 365 370 375 Arg Val Met Glu ValPhe Leu Ala Gln Leu Arg Leu Leu Phe Gly 380 385 390 Ile Ala Gln Pro GlnLeu Pro Pro Lys Cys Leu Leu Ser Gly Pro 395 400 405 Thr Ser Glu Gly LeuMet Thr Trp Glu Leu Asp Arg Leu Leu Trp 410 415 420 Ala Arg Ser Val GluAsn Leu Ala Thr Ala Thr Thr Thr Leu Thr 425 430 435 Ser Leu Ala Gln LeuLeu Gly Lys Ile Ser Asn Ile Val Ile Lys 440 445 450 Asp Asp Val Ala SerGlu Val Tyr Lys Ala Val Ala Ala Val Gln 455 460 465 Lys Ser Ala Glu GluLeu Ala Ser Gly His Leu Ala Ser Ala Phe 470 475 480 Val Ala Ser Gln GluAla Val Thr Ser Ser Glu Leu Ala Phe Phe 485 490 495 Asp Pro Ser Leu LeuHis Leu Leu Tyr Phe Pro Asp Asp Gln Lys 500 505 510 Phe Ala Ile Tyr IlePro Leu Phe Leu Pro Met Ala Val Pro Ile 515 520 525 Leu Leu Ser Leu ValLys Ile Phe Leu Glu Thr Arg Lys Ser Trp 530 535 540 Arg Lys Pro Glu LysThr Asp 545 69 2065 DNA Homo sapiens 69 cccaaagagg tgaggagccg gcagcgggggcggctgtaac tgtgaggaag 50 gctgcagagt ggcgacgtct acgccgtagg ttggaggctgtggggggtgg 100 ccgggcgcca gctcccaggc cgcagaagtg acctgcggtg gagttccctc150 ctcgctgctg gagaacggag ggagaaggtt gctggccggg tgaaagtgcc 200tccctctgct tgacggggct gaggggcccg aagtctaggg cgtccgtagt 250 cgccccggcctccgtgaagc cccaggtcta gagatatgac ccgagagtgc 300 ccatctccgg ccccggggcctggggctccg ctgagtggat cggtgctggc 350 agaggcggca gtagtgtttg cagtggtgctgagcatccac gcaaccgtat 400 gggaccgata ctcgtggtgc gccgtggccc tcgcagtgcaggccttctac 450 gtccaataca agtgggaccg gctgctacag cagggaagcg ccgtcttcca500 gttccgaatg tccgcaaaca gtggcctatt gcccgcctcc atggtcatgc 550ctttgcttgg actagtcatg aaggagcggt gccagactgc tgggaacccg 600 ttctttgagcgttttggcat tgtggtggca gccactggca tggcagtggc 650 cctcttctca tcagtgttggcgctcggcat cactcgccca gtgccaacca 700 acacttgtgt catcttgggc ttggctggaggtgttatcat ttatatcatg 750 aagcactcgt tgagcgtggg ggaggtgatc gaagtcctggaagtccttct 800 gatcttcgtt tatctcaaca tgatcctgct gtacctgctg ccccgctgct850 tcacccctgg tgaggcactg ctggtattgg gtggcattag ctttgtcctc 900aaccagctca tcaagcgctc tctgacactg gtggaaagtc agggggaccc 950 agtggacttcttcctgctgg tggtggtagt agggatggta ctcatgggca 1000 ttttcttcag cactctgtttgtcttcatgg actcaggcac ctgggcctcc 1050 tccatcttct tccacctcat gacctgtgtgctgagccttg gtgtggtcct 1100 accctggctg caccggctca tccgcaggaa tcccctgctctggcttcttc 1150 agtttctctt ccagacagac acccgcatct acctcctagc ctattggtct1200 ctgctggcca ccttggcctg cctggtggtg ctgtaccaga atgccaagcg 1250gtcatcttcc gagtccaaga agcaccaggc ccccaccatc gcccgaaagt 1300 atttccacctcattgtggta gccacctaca tcccaggtat catctttgac 1350 cggccactgc tctatgtagccgccactgta tgcctggcgg tcttcatctt 1400 cctggagtat gtgcgctact tccgcatcaagcctttgggt cacactctac 1450 ggagcttcct gtcccttttt ctggatgaac gagacagtggaccactcatt 1500 ctgacacaca tctacctgct cctgggcatg tctcttccca tctggctgat1550 ccccagaccc tgcacacaga agggtagcct gggaggagcc agggccctcg 1600tcccctatgc cggtgtcctg gctgtgggtg tgggtgatac tgtggcctcc 1650 atcttcggtagcaccatggg ggagatccgc tggcctggaa ccaaaaagac 1700 ttttgagggg accatgacatctatatttgc gcagatcatt tctgtagctc 1750 tgatcttaat ctttgacagt ggagtggacctaaactacag ttatgcttgg 1800 attttggggt ccatcagcac tgtgtccctc ctggaagcatacactacaca 1850 gatagacaat ctccttctgc ctctctacct cctgatattg ctgatggcct1900 agctgttaca gtgcagcagc agtgacggag gaaacagaca tggggagggt 1950gaacagtccc cacagcagac agctacttgg gcatgaagag ccaaggtgtg 2000 aaaagcagatttgatttttc agttgattca gatttaaaat aaaaagcaaa 2050 gctctcctag ttcta 206570 538 PRT Homo sapiens 70 Met Thr Arg Glu Cys Pro Ser Pro Ala Pro GlyPro Gly Ala Pro 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Gly Ser Val Leu Ala Glu Ala Ala ValVal Phe Ala Val 20 25 30 Val Leu Ser Ile His Ala Thr Val Trp Asp Arg TyrSer Trp Cys 35 40 45 Ala Val Ala Leu Ala Val Gln Ala Phe Tyr Val Gln TyrLys Trp 50 55 60 Asp Arg Leu Leu Gln Gln Gly Ser Ala Val Phe Gln Phe ArgMet 65 70 75 Ser Ala Asn Ser Gly Leu Leu Pro Ala Ser Met Val Met Pro Leu80 85 90 Leu Gly Leu Val Met Lys Glu Arg Cys Gln Thr Ala Gly Asn Pro 95100 105 Phe Phe Glu Arg Phe Gly Ile Val Val Ala Ala Thr Gly Met Ala 110115 120 Val Ala Leu Phe Ser Ser Val Leu Ala Leu Gly Ile Thr Arg Pro 125130 135 Val Pro Thr Asn Thr Cys Val Ile Leu Gly Leu Ala Gly Gly Val 140145 150 Ile Ile Tyr Ile Met Lys His Ser Leu Ser Val Gly Glu Val Ile 155160 165 Glu Val Leu Glu Val Leu Leu Ile Phe Val Tyr Leu Asn Met Ile 170175 180 Leu Leu Tyr Leu Leu Pro Arg Cys Phe Thr Pro Gly Glu Ala Leu 185190 195 Leu Val Leu Gly Gly Ile Ser Phe Val Leu Asn Gln Leu Ile Lys 200205 210 Arg Ser Leu Thr Leu Val Glu Ser Gln Gly Asp Pro Val Asp Phe 215220 225 Phe Leu Leu Val Val Val Val Gly Met Val Leu Met Gly Ile Phe 230235 240 Phe Ser Thr Leu Phe Val Phe Met Asp Ser Gly Thr Trp Ala Ser 245250 255 Ser Ile Phe Phe His Leu Met Thr Cys Val Leu Ser Leu Gly Val 260265 270 Val Leu Pro Trp Leu His Arg Leu Ile Arg Arg Asn Pro Leu Leu 275280 285 Trp Leu Leu Gln Phe Leu Phe Gln Thr Asp Thr Arg Ile Tyr Leu 290295 300 Leu Ala Tyr Trp Ser Leu Leu Ala Thr Leu Ala Cys Leu Val Val 305310 315 Leu Tyr Gln Asn Ala Lys Arg Ser Ser Ser Glu Ser Lys Lys His 320325 330 Gln Ala Pro Thr Ile Ala Arg Lys Tyr Phe His Leu Ile Val Val 335340 345 Ala Thr Tyr Ile Pro Gly Ile Ile Phe Asp Arg Pro Leu Leu Tyr 350355 360 Val Ala Ala Thr Val Cys Leu Ala Val Phe Ile Phe Leu Glu Tyr 365370 375 Val Arg Tyr Phe Arg Ile Lys Pro Leu Gly His Thr Leu Arg Ser 380385 390 Phe Leu Ser Leu Phe Leu Asp Glu Arg Asp Ser Gly Pro Leu Ile 395400 405 Leu Thr His Ile Tyr Leu Leu Leu Gly Met Ser Leu Pro Ile Trp 410415 420 Leu Ile Pro Arg Pro Cys Thr Gln Lys Gly Ser Leu Gly Gly Ala 425430 435 Arg Ala Leu Val Pro Tyr Ala Gly Val Leu Ala Val Gly Val Gly 440445 450 Asp Thr Val Ala Ser Ile Phe Gly Ser Thr Met Gly Glu Ile Arg 455460 465 Trp Pro Gly Thr Lys Lys Thr Phe Glu Gly Thr Met Thr Ser Ile 470475 480 Phe Ala Gln Ile Ile Ser Val Ala Leu Ile Leu Ile Phe Asp Ser 485490 495 Gly Val Asp Leu Asn Tyr Ser Tyr Ala Trp Ile Leu Gly Ser Ile 500505 510 Ser Thr Val Ser Leu Leu Glu Ala Tyr Thr Thr Gln Ile Asp Asn 515520 525 Leu Leu Leu Pro Leu Tyr Leu Leu Ile Leu Leu Met Ala 530 535 7133 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 71atgaggtggc caagcctgcc cgaagaaaga ggc 33 72 39 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 72 caactggctg ggccatctcg ggcagcctctttcttcggg 39 73 24 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 73 cccagccaga actcgccgtg ggga 24 74 50 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 74 ccagccctct gcgctacaac cgccagatcggggagtttat agtcacccgg 50 75 22 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 75 attctgcgtg aacactgagg gc 22 76 22 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 76 atctgcttgtagccctcggc ac 22 77 50 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 77 cctggctatc agcaggtggg ctccaagtgt ctcgatgtgg atgagtgtga 50 7824 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 78tgctgtgcta ctcctgcaaa gccc 24 79 24 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 79 tgcacaagtc ggtgtcacag cacg 24 80 44 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 80 agcaacgaggactgcctgca ggtggagaac tgcacccagc tggg 44 81 44 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 81 gactagttct agatcgcgag cggccgcccttttttttttt tttt 44 82 28 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 82 cggacgcgtg gggcctgcgc acccagct 28 83 36 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 83 gccgctccccgaacgggcag cggctccttc tcagaa 36 84 36 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 84 ggcgcacagc acgcagcgca tcaccccgaa tggctc 36 8526 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 85gtgctgccca tccgttctga gaagga 26 86 22 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 86 gcagggtgct caaacaggac ac 22 87 21 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 87 tgtccaccaagcagacagaa g 21 88 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 88 actggatggc gcctttccat g 21 89 50 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 89 ctgacagtga ctagctcaga ccacccagaggacacggcca acgtcacagt 50 90 45 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 90 gggctctttc ccacgctggt actatgaccc cacggagcagatctg 45 91 24 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe.91 tggaaggaga tgcgatgcca cctg 24 92 20 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 92 tgaccagtgg ggaaggacag 20 93 20 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 93 acagagcaga gggtgccttg 20 9424 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 94tcagggacaa gtggtgtctc tccc 24 95 24 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 95 tcagggaagg agtgtgcagt tctg 24 96 50 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 96 acagctcccgatctcagtta cttgcatcgc ggacgaaatc ggcgctcgct 50 97 24 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 97 ctgatccggt tcttggtgcc cctg24 98 18 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 98gctctgtcac tcacgctc 18 99 18 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 99 tcatctcttc cctctccc 18 100 18 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 100 ccttccgcca cggagttc 18 10124 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 101ggcaaagtcc actccgatga tgtc 24 102 24 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 102 gcctgctgtg gtcacaggtc tccg 24 103 45 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 103 tcggggagcaggccttgaac cggggcattg ctgctgtcaa ggagg 45 104 26 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 104 gcggaagggc agaatgggac tccaag 26 10518 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 105cagccctgcc acatgtgc 18 106 18 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 106 tactgggtgg tcagcaac 18 107 24 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 107 ggcgaagagc agggtgagac cccg24 108 45 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 108gccctcatcc tctctggcaa atgcagttac agcccggagc ccgac 45 109 25 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 109 gggatgcaggtggtgtctca tgggg 25 110 18 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 110 ccctcatgta ccggctcc 18 111 18 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 111 gtgtgacaca gcgtgggc 18 11218 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 112gaccggcagg cttctgcg 18 113 25 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 113 cagcagcttc agccaccagg agtgg 25 114 24 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 114 ctgagccgtgggctgcagtc tcgc 24 115 45 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 115 ccgactacga ctggttcttc atcatgcagg atgacacatatgtgc 45 116 27 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe.116 ggcgctctgg tggcccttgc agaagcc 27 117 25 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 117 ttcggccgag aagttgagaa atgtc 25 11832 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 118gccggatcca caatggctac cgagagtact cc 32 119 57 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 119 gcggaattca cagatcctct tctgagatgagtttctgttc ctcctccaat 50 gaaaggc 57 120 244 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 120 cgcgtacgta agctcggaat tcggctcgagggaacaatgg ctaccgagag 50 tactccctca gagatcatag aactggtgaa gaaccaagttatgagggatc 100 agaaaccagc ctttcattgg aggaggaaca ggagaaaagt ataaaaaaaa150 aaaaaaaggg cggccgccga ctagtgagct cgtcgacccg ggaattaatt 200ccggaccggt acctgcaggc gtaccagctt tccctatagt agtg 244 121 21 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 121 gcataatggatgtcactgag g 21 122 23 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 122 agaacaatcc tgctgaaagc tag 23 123 46 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 123 gaaacgagga ggcggctcag tggtgatcgtgtcttccata gcagcc 46 124 22 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 124 gatgaggcca tcgaggccct gg 22 125 23 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 125 tctcggagcgtcaccacctt gtc 23 126 39 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 126 ctggatgctg ccattgagta taagaatgag gccatcaca 39127 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 127tggacgacca ggagaagctg c 21 128 24 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 128 ctccacttgt cctctggaag gtgg 24 129 44 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 129 gcaagaggcagaagccatgt tagatgagcc tcaggaacaa gcgg 44 130 23 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 130 caaccgtatg ggaccgatac tcg 23 131 21DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 131 cacgctcaacgagtcttcat g 21 132 41 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 132 gtggccctcg cagtgcaggc cttctacgtc caatacaagt g 41 133 21 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 133 gccatctggaaacttgtgga c 21 134 26 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 134 agaagaccac gactggagaa gccccc 26 135 17 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 135 agcccccctg cactcag 17 13620 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 136gacctgcccc tccctctaga 20 137 23 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 137 ctgcctgggc ctgttcacgt gtt 23 138 26 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 138 ggaatactgtatttatgtgg gatgga 26 139 25 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 139 gcaataaagg gagaaagaaa gtcct 25 140 20 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 140 tgacccgcccacctcagcca 20 141 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 141 gcctgaggct tcctgcagt 19 142 18 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 142 gccaggcctc acattcgt 18 143 23 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 143 ctccctgaatggcagcctga gca 23 144 24 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 144 aggtgtttat taagggccta cgct 24 145 20 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 145 ccagtgcctttgctcctctg 20 146 26 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 146 tgcctctact cccaccccca ctacct 26 147 19 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 147 tgtggagctg tggttccca 19148 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 148tgtcctcccg agctcctct 19 149 19 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 149 ccatgctgtg cgcccaggg 19 150 23 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 150 gcacaaacta cacagggaag tcc23 151 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 151cagagcagag ggtgccttg 19 152 21 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 152 tggcggagtc ccctcttggc t 21 153 22 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 153 ccctgtttccctatgcatca ct 22 154 21 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 154 ggacggtcag tcaggatgac a 21 155 25 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 155 ttcggcatcatctcttccct ctccc 25 156 25 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 156 acaaaaaaaa gggaacaaaa tacga 25 157 21 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 157 tcaacccctgaccctttcct a 21 158 24 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 158 ggcaggggac aagccatctc tcct 24 159 20 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 159 gggactgaac tgccagcttc 20 160 22 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 160 gggccctaacctcattacct tt 22 161 23 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 161 tgtctgcctc agccccagga agg 23 162 21 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 162 tctgtccaccatcttgcctt g 21 163 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 163 actgctccgc ctactacga 19 164 20 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 164 aggcatcctc gccgtcctca 20 165 19 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 165 aaggccaaggtgagtccat 19 166 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 166 cgagtgtgtg cgaaacctaa 20 167 24 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 167 tcagggtcta catcagcctc ctgc 24 16819 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 168aaggccaagg tgagtccat 19 169 18 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 169 ccctatcgct ccagccaa 18 170 26 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 170 cgaagaagca cgaacgaatgtcgaga 26 171 24 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 171 ccgagaagtt gagaaatgtc ttca 24 172 23 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 172 acagatccag gagagactcc aca 23 173 21DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 173 agcggcgctcccagcctgaa t 21 174 23 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 174 catgattggt cctcagttcc atc 23 175 20 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 175 atagagggct cccagaagtg 20 176 21 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 176 cagggccttcagggccttca c 21 177 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 177 gctcagccaa acactgtca 19 178 17 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 178 ggggccctga cagtgtt 17 179 26 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 179 ctgagccgagactggagcat ctacac 26 180 17 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 180 gtgggcagcg tcttgtc 17 181 20 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 181 cctactgagg agccctatgc 20182 24 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 182cctgagctgt aaccccactc cagg 24 183 23 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 183 agagtctgtc ccagctatct tgt 23 184 19 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 184 ggggaaccattccaacatc 19 185 23 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 185 ccattcagca gggtgaacca cag 23 186 20 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 186 tctccgtgac catgaacttg 20 187 20 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 187 ttagggaatttggtgctcaa 20 188 22 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 188 ttgctctccc ttgctcttcc cc 22 189 24 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 189 tcctgcagta ggtattttca gttt 24 19018 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 190gagccggtgg tctcaaac 18 191 21 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 191 ccgggggtcc tagtcccctt c 21 192 18 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 192 tttactgctgcgctccaa 18 193 18 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 193 cagctgcagt gtgggaat 18 194 24 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 194 cactacagca agaagctcgc cagg 24 19521 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 195cgcacagagt gtgcaagtta t 21 196 17 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 196 cggaaggagg ccaacca 17 197 23 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 197 cgacagtgcc atccccacct tca23 198 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 198ttctttctcc atccctccga 20 199 16 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 199 gcatggcccc aacggt 16 200 31 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 200 cacgactcag tatccatgctcttgaccttg t 31 201 22 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 201 tggctgtaaa tacgcgtgtt ct 22 202 24 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 202 cctgtgagat tgtggatgag aaga 24 20326 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 203ccacaccagc cagactccag ttgacc 26 204 17 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 204 gggtggtgcc ctcctga 17 205 21 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 205 ccattgttca gacgttggtc a 21206 37 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 206ctctgttaac tctaagattc ctaaggcatg ctgtgtc 37 207 25 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 207 atcgagatag cactgagttctgtcg 25 208 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe.208 ctcggctcgc gaaactaca 19 209 25 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 209 tgcccgcaca gacttctact gcctg 25 210 24 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 210 ggagctacatatcatccttg gaca 24 211 24 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 211 gagataaacg acgggaagct ctac 24 212 26 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 212 acgcctacgtctcctacagc gactgc 26 213 21 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 213 gctgcggctt taggatgaag t 21 214 20 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 214 ccttggcctccatttctgtc 20 215 25 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 215 tgctgctcag gcccatgcta tgagt 25 216 25 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 216 gggtgtagtc cagaacagct agaga 25 21718 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 217cccattccca gcttcttg 18 218 22 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 218 ctcagagcca aggctcccca ga 22 219 22 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 219 tcaaggactgaaccatgcta ga 22 220 24 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 220 accatgtact acgtgccagc tcta 24 221 30 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 221 attctgacttcctctgattt tggcatgtgg 30 222 26 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 222 ggcttgaact ctccttatag gagtgt 26 223 21 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 223 ctaactgcccagctccaaga a 21 224 25 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 224 tcacagcact ctccaggcac ctcaa 25 225 20 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 225 tctgggccac agatccactt 20 226 22 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 226 gctcagccctagaccctgac tt 22 227 32 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 227 caggctcagc tgctgttcta acctcagtaa tg 32 228 18DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 228 cgtggacagcaggagcct 18 229 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 229 actcgggatt cctgctgtt 19 230 19 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 230 ggcctgtcct gtgttctca 19 231 23 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 231 aggcctttacccaaggccac aac 23 232 17 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 232 gacccacgcg ctacgaa 17 233 25 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 233 cggtctcctt catggacgtcaacag 25 234 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe.234 ggtccacggt tctccaggt 19 235 29 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 235 atgattggta ggaaatgagg taaagtact 29 236 29 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 236 ccatctttctctggcacatt gaggaactg 29 237 30 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 237 tgatctagaa cttaaacttt ggaaaacaac 30 238 22DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 238 tcccaccacttacttccatg aa 22 239 23 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 239 attgtcctga gattcgagca aga 23 240 25 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 240 ctgtggtacccaattgccgc cttgt 25 241 18 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 241 ggtcacctgt gggacctt 18 242 19 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 242 tgcacctgac agacaaagc 19243 24 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 243tccctcactc ccctccctcc tagt 24 244 20 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 244 aagcctttgg gtcacactct 20 245 19 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 245 tggtccactgtctcgttca 19 246 24 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 246 cggagcttcc tgtccctttt tctg 24 247 47 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 247 gaattctaat acgactcact atagggccgccaccgccgtg ctactga 47 248 48 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 248 ctatgaaatt aaccctcact aaagggatgc aggcggctgacattgtga 48 249 47 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 249 ggattctaat acgactcact atagggctcc tgcgcctttc ctgaacc 47 250 48DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 250 ctatgaaattaaccctcact aaagggagac ccatccttgc ccacagag 48 251 48 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 251 ggattctaat acgactcactatagggccag cactgccggg atgtcaac 48 252 47 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 252 ctatgaaatt aaccctcact aaagggagtttgggcctcgg agcagtg 47 253 47 DNA Artificial Sequence SyntheticOligonucleotide Probe. 253 ggatcctaat acgactcact atagggcacc cacgcgtccggctgctt 47 254 48 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic OligonucleotideProbe. 254 ctatgaaatt aaccctcact aaagggacgg gggacaccac ggaccaga 48 25548 DNA Artificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 255ggattctaat acgactcact atagggcaag gagccgggac ccaggaga 48 256 47 DNAArtificial Sequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 256 ctatgaaattaaccctcact aaagggaggg ggcccttggt gctgagt 47 257 48 DNA ArtificialSequence Synthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 257 ggattctaat acgactcactatagggcggg gccttcacct gctccatc 48 258 48 DNA Artificial SequenceSynthetic Oligonucleotide Probe. 258 ctatgaaatt aaccctcact aaagggagctgcgtctgggg gtctcctt 48

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated antibody that binds to a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide.
 2. The antibody of claim 1 which specifically binds to saidpolypeptide.
 3. The antibody of claim 1 which induces the death of acell that expresses said polypeptide.
 4. The antibody of claim 3,wherein said cell is a cancer cell that overexpresses said polypeptideas compared to a normal cell of the same tissue type.
 5. The antibody ofclaim 1 which is a monoclonal antibody.
 6. The antibody of claim 5 whichcomprises a non-human complementarity determining region (CDR) or ahuman framework region (FR).
 7. The antibody of claim 1 which islabeled.
 8. The antibody of claim 1 which is an antibody fragment or asingle-chain antibody.
 9. A composition of matter which comprises anantibody of claim 1 in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier.
 10. The composition of matter of claim 9 which comprises atherapeutically effective amount of said antibody.
 11. The compositionof matter of claim 9 which further comprises a cytotoxic or achemotherapeutic agent.
 12. An isolated nucleic acid molecule thatencodes the antibody of claim
 1. 13. A vector comprising the nucleicacid molecule of claim
 12. 14. A host cell comprising the vector ofclaim
 13. 15. A method for producing an antibody that binds to a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide, said method comprising culturing the host cell of claim 14under conditions sufficient to allow expression of said antibody andrecovering said antibody from the cell culture.
 16. An antagonist of aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
 17. The antagonist of claim 16, whereinsaid antagonist inhibits tumor cell growth.
 18. An isolated nucleic acidmolecule that hybridizes to a nucleic acid sequence that encodes aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, or the complement thereof.
 19. Theisolated nucleic acid molecule of claim 18, wherein said hybridizationis under stringent hybridization and wash conditions.
 20. A method fordetermining the presence of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in asample suspected of containing said polypeptide, said method comprisingexposing the sample to an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226,anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274,anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185,anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168,anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313,anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216,anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539,anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody and determining binding of saidantibody to said polypeptide in said sample.
 21. The method of claim 20,wherein said sample comprises a cell suspected of containing a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide.
 22. The method of claim 21, wherein said cell is a cancercell.
 23. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said methodcomprising detecting the level of expression of a gene encoding aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide (a) in a test sample of tissue cellsobtained from the mammal, and (b) in a control sample of known normaltissue cells of the same cell type, wherein a higher expression level inthe test sample, as compared to the control sample, is indicative of thepresence of tumor in the mammal from which the test tissue cells wereobtained.
 24. A method of diagnosing tumor in a mammal, said methodcomprising (a) contacting an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226,anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274,anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185,anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti -PRO7133, anti-PRO7168,anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313,anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216,anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539,anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody with a test sample of tissue cellsobtained from the mammal, and (b) detecting the formation of a complexbetween said antibody and a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243,PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185,PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206,PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686,PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in thetest sample, wherein the formation of a complex is indicative of thepresence of a tumor in said mammal.
 25. The method of claim 24, whereinsaid antibody is detectably labeled.
 26. The method of claim 24, whereinsaid test sample of tissue cells is obtained from an individualsuspected of having neoplastic cell growth or proliferation.
 27. Acancer diagnostic kit comprising an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207,anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269,anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779,anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133,anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264,anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861,anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850,anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody and a carrier insuitable packaging.
 28. The kit of claim 27 which further comprisesinstructions for using said antibody to detect the presence of a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide in a sample suspected of containing the same.
 29. A methodfor inhibiting the growth of tumor cells, said method comprisingexposing tumor cells that express a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide to an effective amount of an agent that inhibits abiological activity of said polypeptide, wherein growth of said tumorcells is thereby inhibited.
 30. The method of claim 29, wherein saidtumor cells overexpress said polypeptide as compared to normal cells ofthe same tissue type.
 31. The method of claim 29, wherein said agent isan anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243,anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339,anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759,anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202,anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542,anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980antibody.
 32. The method of claim 31, wherein said anti-PRO197,anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256,anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558,anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775,anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206,anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773,anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562,anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody inducescell death.
 33. The method of claim 29, wherein said tumor cells arefurther exposed to radiation treatment, a cytotoxic agent or achemotherapeutic agent.
 34. A method for inhibiting the growth of tumorcells, said method comprising exposing tumor cells that express aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide to an effective amount of an agent thatinhibits the expression of said polypeptide, wherein growth of saidtumor cells is thereby inhibited.
 35. The method of claim 34, whereinsaid tumor cells overexpress said polypeptide as compared to normalcells of the same tissue type.
 36. The method of claim 34, wherein saidagent is an antisense oligonucleotide that hybridizes to a nucleic acidwhich encodes the PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide or thecomplement thereof.
 37. The method of claim 36, wherein said tumor cellsare further exposed to radiation treatment, a cytotoxic agent or achemotherapeutic agent.
 38. An article of manufacture, comprising: acontainer; a label on the container; and a composition comprising anactive agent contained within the container, wherein the composition iseffective for inhibiting the growth of tumor cells and wherein the labelon the container indicates that the composition is effective fortreating conditions characterized by overexpression of a PRO197, PRO207,PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558,PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725,PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide in said tumor cells as compared to in normal cells of thesame tissue type.
 39. The article of manufacture of claim 38, whereinsaid active agent inhibits a biological activity of and/or theexpression of said PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256,PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245,PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264,PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800,PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide.
 40. Thearticle of manufacture of claim 39, wherein said active agent is ananti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226, anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243,anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274, anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339,anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185, anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759,anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168, anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202,anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313, anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542,anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216, anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800,anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539, anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980antibody.
 41. The article of manufacture of claim 39, wherein saidactive agent is an antisense oligonucleotide.
 42. A method ofidentifying a compound that inhibits a biological or immunologicalactivity of a PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269,PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759,PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313,PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562,PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide, said method comprisingcontacting a candidate compound with said polypeptide under conditionsand for a time sufficient to allow the two components to interact anddetermining whether a biological or immunological activity of saidpolypeptide is inhibited.
 43. The method of claim 42, wherein saidcandidate compound is an anti-PRO197, anti-PRO207, anti-PRO226,anti-PRO232, anti-PRO243, anti-PRO256, anti-PRO269, anti-PRO274,anti-PRO304, anti-PRO339, anti-PRO1558, anti-PRO779, anti-PRO1185,anti-PRO1245, anti-PRO1759, anti-PRO5775, anti-PRO7133, anti-PRO7168,anti-PRO5725, anti-PRO202, anti-PRO206, anti-PRO264, anti-PRO313,anti-PRO342, anti-PRO542, anti-PRO773, anti-PRO861, anti-PRO1216,anti-PRO1686, anti-PRO1800, anti-PRO3562, anti-PRO9850, anti-PRO539,anti-PRO4316 or anti-PRO4980 antibody.
 44. The method of claim 42,wherein said candidate compound or said PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232,PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779,PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202,PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216,PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide is immobilized on a solid support.
 45. The method of claim44, wherein the non-immobilized component is detectably labeled.
 46. Amethod of identifying a compound that inhibits an activity of a PRO197,PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304, PRO339,PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133, PRO7168,PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542, PRO773, PRO861,PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980polypeptide, said method comprising the steps of (a) contacting cellsand a candidate compound to be screened in the presence of saidpolypeptide under conditions suitable for the induction of a cellularresponse normally induced by said polypeptide and (b) determining theinduction of said cellular response to determine if the test compound isan effective antagonist, wherein the lack of induction of said cellularresponse is indicative of said compound being an effective antagonist.47. A method for identifying a compound that inhibits the expression ofa PRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274,PRO304, PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775,PRO7133, PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342,PRO542, PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850,PRO539, PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide in cells that express saidpolypeptide, wherein said method comprises contacting said cells with acandidate compound and determining whether expression of saidpolypeptide is inhibited.
 48. The method of claim 47, wherein saidcandidate compound is an antisense oligonucleotide.
 49. Isolated nucleicacid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotidesequence that encodes an amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of the amino acid sequence shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2),FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG. 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG.10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG.16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG.22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24 (SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), FIG.28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG. 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG.34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG. 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG.40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG. 42 (SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG.46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG. 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG.52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG. 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) FIG.58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG. 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG.64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG. 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) andFIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70).
 50. Isolated nucleic acid having at least 80%nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence selected fromthe group consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in FIG. 1 (SEQ IDNO:1), FIG. 3 (SEQ ID NO:3), FIG. 5 (SEQ ID NO:5), FIG. 7 (SEQ ID NO:7),FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:9), FIG. 11 (SEQ ID NO:11), FIG. 13 (SEQ ID NO:13),FIG. 15 (SEQ ID NO:15), FIG. 17 (SEQ ID NO:17), FIG. 19 (SEQ ID NO:19),FIG. 21 (SEQ ID NO:21), FIG. 23 (SEQ ID NO:23), FIG. 25 (SEQ ID NO:25),FIG. 27 (SEQ ID NO:27), FIG. 29 (SEQ ID NO:29), FIG. 31 (SEQ ID NO:31 ),FIG. 33 (SEQ ID NO:33), FIG. 35 (SEQ ID NO:35), FIG. 37 (SEQ ID NO:37),FIG. 39 (SEQ ID NO:39), FIG. 41 (SEQ ID NO:41), FIG. 43 (SEQ ID NO:43),FIG. 45 (SEQ ID NO:45), FIG. 47 (SEQ ID NO:47), FIG. 49 (SEQ ID NO:49),FIG. 51 (SEQ ID NO:51), FIG. 53 (SEQ ID NO:53), FIG. 55 (SEQ ID NO:55),FIG. 57 (SEQ ID NO:57), FIG. 59 (SEQ ID NO:59), FIG. 61 (SEQ ID NO:61),FIG. 63 (SEQ ID NO:63), FIG. 65 (SEQ ID NO:65), FIG. 67 (SEQ ID NO:67)and FIG. 69 (SEQ ID NO:69).
 51. Isolated nucleic acid having at least80% nucleic acid sequence identity to a nucleotide sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of the full-length coding sequence of thenucleotide sequence shown in FIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO:1), FIG. 3 (SEQ ID NO:3),FIG. 5 (SEQ ID NO:5), FIG. 7 (SEQ ID NO:7), FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO:9), FIG.11 (SEQ ID NO:11), FIG. 13 (SEQ ID NO:13), FIG. 15 (SEQ ID NO:15), FIG.17 (SEQ ID NO:17), FIG. 19 (SEQ ID NO:19), FIG. 21 (SEQ ID NO:21), FIG.23 (SEQ ID NO:23), FIG. 25 (SEQ ID NO:25), FIG. 27 (SEQ ID NO:27), FIG.29 (SEQ ID NO:29), FIG. 31 (SEQ ID NO:31 ), FIG. 33 (SEQ ID NO:33), FIG.35 (SEQ ID NO:35), FIG. 37 (SEQ ID NO:37), FIG. 39 (SEQ ID NO:39), FIG.41 (SEQ ID NO:41), FIG. 43 (SEQ ID NO:43), FIG. 45 (SEQ ID NO:45), FIG.47 (SEQ ID NO:47), FIG. 49 (SEQ ID NO:49), FIG. 51 (SEQ ID NO:51), FIG.53 (SEQ ID NO:53), FIG. 55 (SEQ ID NO:55), FIG. 57 (SEQ ID NO:57), FIG.59 (SEQ ID NO:59), FIG. 61 (SEQ ID NO:61), FIG. 63 (SEQ ID NO:63), FIG.65 (SEQ ID NO:65), FIG. 67 (SEQ ID NO:67) and FIG. 69 (SEQ ID NO:69).52. Isolated nucleic acid having at least 80% nucleic acid sequenceidentity to the full-length coding sequence of the DNA deposited underATCC accession number 209284, 209358, 203376, 209250, 209508, 209379,209397, 209786, 209482, 209490, 203312, 55820, 203096, 203155, 203465,PTA-255, PTA-618, PTA-545, PTA-256, 203538, 203661, 203835 or PTA-43.53. A vector comprising the nucleic acid of any one of claims 49 to 52.54. The vector of claim 53 operably linked to control sequencesrecognized by a host cell transformed with the vector.
 55. A host cellcomprising the vector of claim
 53. 56. The host cell of claim 55,wherein said cell is a CHO cell.
 57. The host cell of claim 55, whereinsaid cell is an E. coli.
 58. The host cell of claim 55, wherein saidcell is a yeast cell.
 59. The host cell of claim 55, wherein said cellis a Baculovirus-infected insect cell.
 60. A process for producing aPRO197, PRO207, PRO226, PRO232, PRO243, PRO256, PRO269, PRO274, PRO304,PRO339, PRO1558, PRO779, PRO1185, PRO1245, PRO1759, PRO5775, PRO7133,PRO7168, PRO5725, PRO202, PRO206, PRO264, PRO313, PRO342, PRO542,PRO773, PRO861, PRO1216, PRO1686, PRO1800, PRO3562, PRO9850, PRO539,PRO4316 or PRO4980 polypeptide comprising culturing the host cell ofclaim 55 under conditions suitable for expression of said polypeptideand recovering said polypeptide from the cell culture.
 61. An isolatedpolypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to an aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of the amino acidsequence shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG. 6(SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12(SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18(SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24(SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG. 30(SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG. 36(SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG. 42(SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG. 48(SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG. 54(SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG. 60(SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG. 66(SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) and FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70). 62.An isolated polypeptide scoring at least 80% positives when compared toan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the aminoacid sequence shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG.6 (SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12(SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18(SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24(SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG. 30(SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG. 36(SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG. 42(SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG. 48(SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG. 54(SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG. 60(SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG. 66(SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) and FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70). 63.An isolated polypeptide having at least 80% amino acid sequence identityto an amino acid sequence encoded by the full-length coding sequence ofthe DNA deposited under ATCC accession number 209284, 209358, 203376,209250, 209508, 209379, 209397, 209786, 209482, 209490, 203312, 55820,203096, 203155, 203465, PTA-255, PTA-618, PTA-545, PTA-256, 203538,203661, 203835 or PTA-43.
 64. A chimeric molecule comprising apolypeptide according to any one of claims 61 to 63 fused to aheterologous amino acid sequence.
 65. The chimeric molecule of claim 64,wherein said heterologous amino acid sequence is an epitope tagsequence.
 66. The chimeric molecule of claim 64, wherein saidheterologous amino acid sequence is a Fc region of an immunoglobulin.67. An antibody which specifically binds to a polypeptide according toany one of claims 61 to
 63. 68. The antibody of claim 67, wherein saidantibody is a monoclonal antibody, a humanized antibody or asingle-chain antibody.
 69. Isolated nucleic acid having at least 80%nucleic acid sequence identity to: (a) a nucleotide sequence encodingthe polypeptide shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4),FIG. 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG.12 (SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG.18 (SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG.24 (SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG.30 (SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG.36 (SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG.42 (SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG.48 (SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG.54 (SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG.60 (SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG.66 (SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70),lacking its associated signal peptide; (b) a nucleotide sequenceencoding an extracellular domain of the polypeptide shown in FIG. 2 (SEQID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG. 6 (SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ IDNO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12 (SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ IDNO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18 (SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ IDNO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24 (SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ IDNO:26), FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG. 30 (SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ IDNO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG. 36 (SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ IDNO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG. 42 (SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ IDNO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG. 48 (SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ IDNO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG. 54 (SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ IDNO:56) FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG. 60 (SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ IDNO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG. 66 (SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ IDNO:68) or FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), with its associated signal peptide; or(c) a nucleotide sequence encoding an extracellular domain of thepolypeptide shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG. 6(SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12(SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18(SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24(SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG. 30(SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG. 36(SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG. 42(SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG. 48(SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG. 54(SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG. 60(SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG. 66(SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70),lacking its associated signal peptide.
 70. An isolated polypeptidehaving at least 80% amino acid sequence identity to: (a) the polypeptideshown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG. 6 (SEQ IDNO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12 (SEQ IDNO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18 (SEQ IDNO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24 (SEQ IDNO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG. 30 (SEQ IDNO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG. 36 (SEQ IDNO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG. 42 (SEQ IDNO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG. 48 (SEQ IDNO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG. 54 (SEQ IDNO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG. 60 (SEQ IDNO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG. 66 (SEQ IDNO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), lacking itsassociated signal peptide; (b) an extracellular domain of thepolypeptide shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG. 6(SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12(SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18(SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24(SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG. 30(SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG. 36(SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG. 42(SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG. 48(SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG. 54(SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56), FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG. 60(SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG. 66(SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70), withits associated signal peptide; or (c) an extracellular domain of thepolypeptide shown in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO:4), FIG. 6(SEQ ID NO:6), FIG. 8 (SEQ ID NO:8), FIG. 10 (SEQ ID NO:10), FIG. 12(SEQ ID NO:12), FIG. 14 (SEQ ID NO:14), FIG. 16 (SEQ ID NO:16), FIG. 18(SEQ ID NO:18), FIG. 20 (SEQ ID NO:20), FIG. 22 (SEQ ID NO:22), FIG. 24(SEQ ID NO:24), FIG. 26 (SEQ ID NO:26), FIG. 28 (SEQ ID NO:28), FIG. 30(SEQ ID NO:30), FIG. 32 (SEQ ID NO:32), FIG. 34 (SEQ ID NO:34), FIG. 36(SEQ ID NO:36), FIG. 38 (SEQ ID NO:38), FIG. 40 (SEQ ID NO:40), FIG. 42(SEQ ID NO:42, FIG. 44 (SEQ ID NO:44), FIG. 46 (SEQ ID NO:46), FIG. 48(SEQ ID NO:48), FIG. 50 (SEQ ID NO:50), FIG. 52 (SEQ ID NO:52), FIG. 54(SEQ ID NO:54), FIG. 56 (SEQ ID NO:56) FIG. 58 (SEQ ID NO:58), FIG. 60(SEQ ID NO:60), FIG. 62 (SEQ ID NO:62), FIG. 64 (SEQ ID NO:64), FIG. 66(SEQ ID NO:66), FIG. 68 (SEQ ID NO:68) or FIG. 70 (SEQ ID NO:70),lacking its associated signal peptide.